Middletown and Mason are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Middletown Middies will be playing at home against the Mason Comets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Middletown and four for Mason.
Last Tuesday, Middletown came up short against Princeton and fell 60-52.
Meanwhile, Mason lost to Archbishop Moeller on the road by a 59-44 margin on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Comets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 437th, while the Fighting Crusaders are ranked 15th).
Mason's defeat dropped their record down to 3-16. As for Middletown, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-7.
Middletown took their win against Mason when the teams last played back in January by a conclusive 80-54. Will Middletown repeat their success, or does Mason have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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