The Chesapeake Panthers will face off against the Wheelersburg Pirates at 8:15 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Chesapeake is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Eastern by a score of 53-40. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 90th in Ohio, while the Warriors are ranked 209th in Ohio), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Wheelersburg entered their tilt with Fairland on Tuesday with four consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with five. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Dragons, sneaking past 45-43. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Pirates have posted since February 27, 2024.
Wheelersburg now has a winning record of 12-11. As for Chesapeake, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 21-3.
Chesapeake was dealt a bruising 64-33 defeat at the hands of Wheelersburg in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. Can Chesapeake avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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