The Aurora Greenmen will take on the Tallmadge Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
On Friday, Aurora was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 75-71 to Cuyahoga Falls. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (59), the Greenmen still had to take the loss.
Tallmadge has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell 69-60 to Revere on Friday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Blue Devils came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 135th, while the Minutemen are ranked 363rd).
Aurora's defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Tallmadge, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4.
Aurora was dealt a bruising 82-46 defeat at the hands of Tallmadge when the teams last played back in December of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Aurora was down 37-16.
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