The Oberlin The Phoenix will head out on the road to challenge the Valley Forge Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Friday, Oberlin suffered a tough 57-36 loss at the hands of Columbia. While losing is never fun, Oberlin can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 794th, while Columbia is ranked 380th).
The losing side was boosted by Isaiah Jones-Smith, who scored 15 points. Jakshawn Windham was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Meanwhile, Valley Forge's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their 15th straight defeat. They took a 54-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of Buckeye. Valley Forge has not had much luck with Buckeye recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Oberlin has been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-18 record this season. As for Valley Forge, they dropped their record down to 2-18 with that loss, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season.
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