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| 02/17/23 - Home | 79-65 W |
| 02/19/22 - Home | 70-67 W |
| 02/19/21 - Home | 92-71 W |
| 02/20/18 - Neutral | 61-52 W |
Struthers is a perfect 4-0 against McDonald since February of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Wildcats will host the Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Struthers has struggled recently with nine losses in a row, while McDonald will arrive with 19 straight victories.
On Tuesday, Struthers was beaten by Poland Seminary 65-31. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 797th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 281st).
Mineral Ridge typically has all the answers at home, but last Tuesday McDonald proved too difficult a challenge. They strolled past the Rams with points to spare, taking the game 68-51.
Struthers better keep an eye on Drew Zajack. He was instrumental in McDonald's win, shooting 65% from the field en route to 29 points and eight rebounds. Those 29 points gave Zajack a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Joey Cappuzzello, who posted 16 points and five boards.
McDonald was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mineral Ridge only racked up seven.
Struthers' defeat dropped their record down to 2-18. As for McDonald, their win bumped their record up to 19-0.
Struthers strolled past McDonald in their previous meeting back in February of 2023 by a score of 79-65. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Blue Devils have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
