Milton-Union is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Miami East is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Milton-Union Bulldogs will take on the Miami East Vikings at 11:45 a.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Milton-Union scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They put the hurt on Troy Christian with a sharp 64-38 victory. Given Milton-Union's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 192nd, while Troy Christian is ranked 422nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Milton-Union's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ava Berberich led the charge by scoring 16 points along with seven assists and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Shannon Brumbaugh, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Miami East posted their biggest win since December 9, 2023 on Thursday. They really took it to Lehman Catholic for the full four quarters, racking up a 47-11 win on the road. With Miami East ahead 25-5 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Milton-Union has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season. As for Miami East, their victory bumped their record up to 15-0.
Milton-Union took a serious blow against Miami East in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 50-12. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Miami East's Mckayah Musselman, who scored 14 points. Now that Milton-Union knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.