The Meigs Marauders will head out on the road to challenge the Belpre Golden Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Meigs' offense hasn't had much luck over their past six contests, but Saturday's match will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Thursday, Meigs was beaten by Alexander 52-22. While losing is never fun, the Marauders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 761st, while the Spartans are ranked 263rd).
Meanwhile, Belpre unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 44-34 hit to the loss column at the hands of Waterford. The game marked the Golden Eagles' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meigs' defeat dropped their record down to 1-19. As for Belpre, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-7.
Meigs ended up a good deal behind Belpre in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, losing 65-46. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Belpre's Gracie Bills, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 13 boards. Now that Meigs knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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