After both having extra time off, the Bloom-Carroll Bulldogs and the Whitehall-Yearling Rams will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 1:00 p.m. on February 24th. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
After a string of eight wins, Bloom-Carroll's good fortune finally ran out last Saturday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 34-33 to Circleville. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Bloom-Carroll has scored all season.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Marissa Wilkinson, who scored 14 points. Emily Bratton was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with eight rebounds and five assists.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 57-21, which was the final score in Whitehall-Yearling's tilt against Bishop Ready last Saturday. While losing is never fun, Whitehall-Yearling can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 628th, while Bishop Ready is ranked 191st).
Bloom-Carroll's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-5. As for Whitehall-Yearling, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-15 record this season.
Bloom-Carroll was able to grind out a solid win over Whitehall-Yearling in their previous matchup back in January of 2020, winning 47-40. Will Bloom-Carroll repeat their success, or does Whitehall-Yearling have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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