West Union is 0-10 against Peebles since December of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The West Union Dragons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Peebles Indians at 7:30 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: West Union has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Peebles will arrive with ten straight wins.
West Union suffered their biggest loss since December 4, 2023 on Monday. They had to suffer through a rough 62-29 loss at the hands of Fayetteville-Perry. While losing is never fun, West Union can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 658th, while Fayetteville-Perry is ranked 233rd).
Meanwhile, Peebles put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Williamsburg 61-26 at home. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory Peebles has posted since December 9, 2023.
West Union has not been sharp recently, as they've lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season. As for Peebles, they pushed their record up to 14-2 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home.
West Union suffered a grim 60-39 defeat to Peebles when the teams last played back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Peebles' Payton Johnson, who scored 24 points along with seven assists and five rebounds. Now that West Union knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
