Valley Forge hasn't had much luck against North Olmsted recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Valley Forge Patriots will square off against the North Olmsted Eagles at 11:30 a.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Valley Forge is headed into Saturday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 21st straight game dating back to last season on Monday. They took a 42-33 hit to the loss column at the hands of Garrett Morgan.
Meanwhile, North Olmsted came up short against Westlake on Wednesday and fell 62-50. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 511th, while the Demons are ranked 170th).
Defeat or not, North Olmsted got some senior leadership from Taylor Wengstrom and Katie Strong. Wengstrom posted 18 points and seven rebounds, while Strong went 6 for 9 en route to 12 points and six boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Wengstrom has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Julia Tahsin, who had five points.
Even though they lost, North Olmsted smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 14 consecutive matchups.
Valley Forge's loss dropped their record down to 0-12. As for North Olmsted, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season.
Valley Forge suffered a grim 51-29 defeat to North Olmsted when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Can Valley Forge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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