Northwood is 1-9 against Maumee Valley Country Day since January of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Northwood Rangers will head out to face off against the Maumee Valley Country Day Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Northwood is headed into Saturday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Saturday. They were beaten by Ottawa Hills 84-47. While losing is never fun, the Rangers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 758th, while the Green Bears are ranked 329th).
Meanwhile, Maumee Valley Country Day was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 61-42 bruising from Mansfield Senior.
Despite the defeat, Maumee Valley Country Day saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Ty Lewis went 5 of 9 on his way to 11 points in addition to eight boards and four blocks. Lewis is crushing it when it comes to blocks: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Nasir Wilson, who posted six points.
Maumee Valley Country Day's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Northwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
Northwood lost to Maumee Valley Country Day on the road by a decisive 65-49 margin in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Northwood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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