The Wayne Trace Raiders will take on the Bluffton Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Wayne Trace is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Shawnee on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Wayne Trace was outmatched by Shawnee and fell 64-25. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 303rd, while the Indians are ranked 18th).
Meanwhile, Bluffton waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Hawks by a score of 81-71.
Bluffton's victory bumped their record up to 15-7. As for Wayne Trace, their loss dropped their record down to 12-10.
Wayne Trace skirted past Bluffton 45-42 when the teams last played back in March of 2022. Will Wayne Trace repeat their success, or does Bluffton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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