The North Baltimore Tigers and the Upper Scioto Valley Rams will round out the year against one another at at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
North Baltimore came up short against Allen East on Saturday, falling 56-31. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 689th, while the Mustangs are ranked 298th).
Meanwhile, Upper Scioto Valley was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 48-43 to Pandora-Gilboa. The defeat continues a trend for the Rams in their matchups with the Rockets: they've now lost three in a row.
North Baltimore's loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Upper Scioto Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
North Baltimore suffered a grim 68-48 defeat to Upper Scioto Valley in their previous meeting back in February. Can North Baltimore avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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