Waverly and Minford are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. The Waverly Tigers will be playing at home against the Minford Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Waverly will be strutting in after a win while Minford will be coming in after a loss.
Waverly will head into Friday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 28) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Valley out 42-40. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Tigers have posted against the Indians since January 14, 2020.
Meanwhile, Minford's undefeated season came to an end after nine games on Saturday. They fell just short of Warren by a score of 71-69. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Falcons came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Warriors are ranked 76th).
Waverly has also been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.8 points per game. As for Minford, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 9-1.
Waverly ended up a good deal behind Minford in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, losing 63-44. Can Waverly avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
