Huron and Margaretta are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. The Huron Tigers will challenge the Margaretta Polar Bears at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Huron sitting on three straight victories and Margaretta on nine.
While Huron didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They escaped with a win on Saturday against Edison by the margin of a single free throw, 41-40.
Meanwhile, Margaretta beat Johnstown-Monroe 59-50 on Saturday. Given the Polar Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Johnnies are ranked 305th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Margaretta pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Huron, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Huron came up short against Margaretta in their previous matchup back in February, falling 66-55. Can Huron avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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