Temple Christian is 1-8 against Upper Scioto Valley since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Temple Christian Pioneers will take on the Upper Scioto Valley Rams at 7:30 p.m. Temple Christian will be strutting in after a victory while Upper Scioto Valley will be coming in after a defeat.
Temple Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 65-51 win over Vanlue on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pioneers.
Meanwhile, Upper Scioto Valley was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 56-50 to Ridgemont. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 511th, while the Golden Gophers are ranked 245th).
Temple Christian has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.0 points per game. As for Upper Scioto Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 8-7.
Temple Christian took a serious blow against Upper Scioto Valley in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 67-34. Can Temple Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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