The Carrollton Warriors will take on the Beaver Local Beavers in a tournament on Tuesday. Carrollton will be strutting in after a win while Beaver Local will be coming in after a loss.
Carrollton is returning to their home court after beating Northwest on theirs, despite the fact Northwest has dominated at home this season. Carrollton sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 76-74 victory over Northwest on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Warriors have posted since January 4th.
Meanwhile, Beaver Local was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 57-53 heartbreaker at the hands of St. Clairsville. While losing is never fun, the Beavers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 296th, while the Red Devils are ranked 135th).
Carrollton pushed their record up to 14-6 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.3 points over those games. As for Beaver Local, their loss dropped their record down to 14-8.
Everything went Carrollton's way against Beaver Local when the teams last played back in January of 2023, as Carrollton made off with a 68-45 win. Will Carrollton repeat their success, or does Beaver Local have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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