Philo hasn't had much luck against Tri-Valley recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Philo Electrics will challenge the Tri-Valley Scotties at 12:30 p.m.
Philo is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Sheridan on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Philo lost 48-24 to Sheridan. While losing is never fun, the Electrics can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 389th, while the Generals are ranked 75th).
Meanwhile, Tri-Valley had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.2 points) and they went ahead and made it ten on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Little Muskies, sneaking past 36-33. The 36-point effort marked the Scotties' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Tri-Valley pushed their record up to 11-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.4 points per game. As for Philo, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
Philo was dealt a bruising 49-20 loss at the hands of Tri-Valley in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. Can Philo avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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