The North Olmsted Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Valley Forge Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for North Olmsted and five for Valley Forge.
On Tuesday, North Olmsted came up short against Perkins and fell 69-59. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (56), the Eagles still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Valley Forge lost 74-49 to Buckeye on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 621st, while the Bucks are ranked 195th).
North Olmsted's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Valley Forge, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
Everything went North Olmsted's way against Valley Forge in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, as North Olmsted made off with a 63-42 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Olmsted since the squad 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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