The West Holmes Knights will square off against the Loudonville Redbirds at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Last Monday, West Holmes was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 43-37 to Norwayne. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 340th, while the Bobcats are ranked 134th).
Meanwhile, Loudonville had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They walked away with a 44-37 win over the Bulldogs.
Loudonville pushed their record up to 13-7 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.3 points per game. As for West Holmes, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-11 record this season.
West Holmes strolled past Loudonville in their previous matchup back in January of 2020 by a score of 58-39. Will West Holmes repeat their success, or does Loudonville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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