The Western Reserve Roughriders will head out to challenge the Crestview Cougars at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of these teams found much success offensively their last time out, scoring well below their season average.
Last Thursday, Western Reserve came up short against Mapleton and fell 34-22. While losing is never fun, the Roughriders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 639th, while the Mounties are ranked 233rd).
Meanwhile, Crestview played a tough game on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against New London, falling 51-11. The Cougars were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 34-5.
Crestview has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-6 record this season. As for Western Reserve, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-9.
Western Reserve came up short against Crestview when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 39-33. Can Western Reserve avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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