The Meridian Trojans will face off against the Oak Harbor Wildcats at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Monday, Meridian was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 54-53 to Nooksack Valley. The contest marked the Trojans' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Oak Harbor duked it out withBurlington-Edison on Tuesday. Oak Harbor was outmatched by Burlington-Edison and fell 71-38. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 257th, while the Tigers are ranked 116th).
Meridian's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-4. As for Oak Harbor, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-10.
Everything came up roses for Meridian against Oak Harbor in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as the squad secured a 75-37 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Meridian since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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