The Conneaut Spartans and the Grand Valley Mustangs will round out the year against one another at at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Conneaut has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with five straight losses, while Grand Valley will come in with seven straight wins.
Conneaut is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Liberty on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Conneaut might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Liberty an easy 61-35 victory. The Spartans were down 48-25 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
While Grand Valley didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. The stars were shining brightly for them in a 51-36 win over Berkshire on Monday. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Badgers are ranked 546th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Grand Valley pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Conneaut, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Conneaut suffered a grim 83-57 defeat to Grand Valley in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Will Conneaut have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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