GlenOak has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Louisville Leopards at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. GlenOak knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past seven matches -- so hopefully Louisville likes a good challenge.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but GlenOak had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They snuck past the Bulldogs with a 69-64 victory. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
GlenOak relied on the efforts of Reese Zerger, who scored 18 points along with six rebounds, and Jaylen Mcelroy, who scored 22 points along with six assists and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Mcelroy has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ja'Corey Lipkins, who scored 15 points along with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Louisville had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32.3 points), and they went ahead and made it nine on Wednesday. They managed a 49-44 victory over Medina. Given Louisville's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked second, while Medina is ranked 70th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
GlenOak has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. As for Louisville, they pushed their record up to 23-2 with that win, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season.
GlenOak strolled past Louisville when the teams last played back in February of 2020 by a score of 50-34. Will GlenOak repeat their success, or does Louisville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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