The Orrville Red Riders will face off against the Central Christian Comets at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Orrville is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 56 points on Saturday, they were much more limited against Smithville on Tuesday. They lost 44-24 to the Smithies. The Red Riders have struggled against the Smithies recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 54-20, which was the final score in Central Christian's tilt against Elyria Catholic on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Comets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 519th, while the Panthers are ranked 75th).
Orrville's loss dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Central Christian, they dropped their record down to 9-7 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Orrville beat Central Christian 55-47 when the teams last played back in February of 2021. Will Orrville repeat their success, or does Central Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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