The Wheelersburg Pirates will square off against the Minford Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Wheelersburg will be looking to extend their current 11-game winning streak.
Wheelersburg is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They enjoyed a cozy 49-30 win over River Valley. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Raiders are ranked 247th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Minford waltzed into their match on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 44-31.
Minford pushed their record up to 18-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.8 points over those games. As for Wheelersburg, their win bumped their record up to 21-2.
Wheelersburg beat Minford 59-50 when the teams last played on February 3rd. Will Wheelersburg repeat their success, or does Minford have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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