The Memorial Roughriders and the Miami East Vikings will round out the year against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday at. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Memorial comes in on four and Miami East on eight.
Last Tuesday, Memorial narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Fort Recovery 34-31.
Even though Miami East has not done well against Versailles recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. It was close, but Miami East ultimately received the gift of a 41-39 victory from a begrudging Vikingssquad. Given their advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 15th, while Versailles is ranked 79th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Miami East's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Camryn Francis, who scored nine points along with five assists and four blocks. Those five assists set a new season-high mark for her. The team also got some help courtesy of Maryn Gross, who scored eight points along with four steals.
Memorial pushed their record up to 5-2 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Miami East, their win bumped their record up to 8-0.
Memorial came up short against Miami East in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, falling 32-28. Can Memorial avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
