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| 02/03/24 - Home | 56-54 W |
| 01/21/23 - Away | 48-55 L |
| 01/22/22 - Home | 68-57 W |
| 01/11/20 - Away | 47-56 L |
| 12/14/18 - Away | 66-58 W |
| + 5 more games |
Wheelersburg and Ironton are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2015, but not for long. The Wheelersburg Pirates just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Ironton Fighting Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Wheelersburg is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
On Friday, Wheelersburg ended up a good deal behind Minford and lost 70-52. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 292nd, while the Falcons are ranked 12th).
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Ironton on Friday. They put the hurt on Dawson-Bryant with a sharp 63-39 win. The Fighting Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 21 points or more this season.
Ironton is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.9 points over those games. As for Wheelersburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10.
Wheelersburg came out on top in a nail-biter against Ironton in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, sneaking past 56-54. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Ironton's Braden Schreck, who went 10 for 18 en route to 29 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Wheelersburg still be able to contain Schreck? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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