The Minford Falcons will challenge the Wheelersburg Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Minford sitting on five straight victories and Wheelersburg on 11.
Minford is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They came out on top against Chesapeake by a score of 44-31. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Panthers are ranked 297th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Wheelersburg strolled past River Valley with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 49-30.
Minford's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-5. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.8 points over those games. As for Wheelersburg, their victory bumped their record up to 21-2.
Minford came up short against Wheelersburg when the teams last played on February 3rd, falling 59-50. Can Minford avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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