The Briggs Bruins will square off against the Mifflin Punchers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 67-35, which was the final score in Briggs' tilt against Africentric Early College on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 675th, while the Nubians are ranked 78th).
Meanwhile, Mifflin was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 49-45 to Beechcroft. The Punchers haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Briggs dropped their record down to 4-17 with the defeat, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Mifflin, their loss dropped their record down to 8-12.
Briggs came up short against Mifflin in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 72-61. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mifflin's Adrian Quirino Hernadez, who dropped a double-double on 30 points and 11 rebounds. Now that Briggs knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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