Durand is 0-10 against Ovid-Elsie since December of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Durand Railroaders will look to defend their home court against the Ovid-Elsie Marauders at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Durand scored the most points they've had all season to find success last Monday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 70-19 victory over Bendle. Winning may never get old, but Durand sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Meanwhile, Ovid-Elsie had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 39.3 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They breezed by Corunna at home to the tune of 53-8. With Ovid-Elsie ahead 33-5 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Ovid-Elsie had a senior duo take command as Evalyn Cole scored 11 points along with six steals and five assists and Braeden Tokar scored 14 points along with five steals. Cole has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Bates, who scored nine points along with two steals.
Durand is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Ovid-Elsie, their win bumped their record up to 15-2.
Durand took a serious blow against Ovid-Elsie in their previous meeting back in January, falling 57-19. Will Durand have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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