Columbus Academy is 2-7 against Buckeye Valley since December of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Columbus Academy Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Buckeye Valley Barons at 7:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Columbus Academy comes in on three and Buckeye Valley on six.
Columbus Academy will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Bexley, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Columbus Academy came out on top against Bexley by a score of 40-27 on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Buckeye Valley over Whitehall-Yearling in every quarter on their way to victory on Monday. Buckeye Valley strolled past Whitehall-Yearling with points to spare, taking the game 47-32.
Buckeye Valley's win came from a few key players Columbus Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Avelina Wagner, who posted ten points in addition to seven assists and six steals. She has been hot, having posted three or more steals the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of MJ Cress, who put up 13 points and eight boards.
Buckeye Valley was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Whitehall-Yearling only posted two assists.
Buckeye Valley's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-2. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.0 points per game. As for Columbus Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-8 record this season.
Columbus Academy was taken down by Buckeye Valley 56-19 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Columbus Academy was down 32-10.
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