The Andrews Osborne Academy Phoenix will head out on the road to challenge the Chagrin Falls Tigers at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Wednesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Andrews Osborne Academy had to settle for a 56-54 loss against the Skippers. Andrews Osborne Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Chagrin Falls pushed their score all the way to 58 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were the victim of a rough 84-58 loss at the hands of Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin. While losing is never fun, Chagrin Falls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 565th, while the Lions are ranked 235th).
Despite the loss, Chagrin Falls had strong showings from Brad Russell, who scored 14 points, and Harrison Horvath, who scored nine points along with six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Ryan Curtiss, who scored ten points.
Andrews Osborne Academy's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-7. As for Chagrin Falls, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season.
