Having just played yesterday, the Southeast Pirates will get right back to it and host the Cardinal Huskies at 6:45 p.m. on Saturday. Southeast will be strutting in after a victory while Cardinal will be coming in after a loss.
If Cardinal heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Southeast took over last week. Southeast secured a 46-41 W over Jackson-Milton on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
Meanwhile, Cardinal was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against Mathews, falling 68-44. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 739th, while the Mustangs are ranked 263rd).
Southeast has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.8 points per game. As for Cardinal, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Everything came up roses for Southeast against Cardinal in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as the squad secured a 60-26 win. Will Southeast repeat their success, or does Cardinal have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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