Canfield and West Branch are an even 3-3 against one another since February of 2015, but not for long. Both will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Canfield has three straight victories, West Branch has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Friday, Canfield didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Boardman, but they still walked away with a 55-49 win. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Spartans are ranked 133rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, West Branch came up short against Alliance on Friday and fell 52-43. The matchup marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Canfield pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for West Branch, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 3-5.
Canfield didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against West Branch when the teams last played back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 59-53 win. Does Canfield have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Branch turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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