The Wheelersburg Pirates will challenge the Portsmouth West Senators on Thursday. Wheelersburg will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Last Monday, Wheelersburg earned a 59-50 win over Minford.
Meanwhile, Portsmouth West came into Monday's match having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They enjoyed a cozy 45-26 victory over South Webster on Monday. Given the Senators' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 289th, while the Jeeps are ranked 691st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wheelersburg has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2 record this season. As for Portsmouth West, their win bumped their record up to 12-8.
Wheelersburg strolled past Portsmouth West in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 42-27. Will Wheelersburg repeat their success, or does Portsmouth West have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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