The Smithville Smithies will take on the Memorial Red Devils in a tournament on Saturday. The timing is sure in Smithville's favor as the squad sits on 14 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Memorial has been banged up by 12 consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Last Saturday, Smithville humbled Danville with a 58-24 victory. The Smithies have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Memorial had to suffer through a 60-19 loss at the hands of Mineral Ridge. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 797th, while the Rams are ranked 245th).
Smithville will need to focus on slowing down Mileesa Williams, one of several Memorial players who made an impact when they last played. She posted three points and five boards. The dominant performance gave Williams a new career-high in rebounds.
Smithville's win bumped their record up to 19-3. As for Memorial, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-19.
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