After flying high against Clearview last Saturday, Oberlin came back down to earth. The Oberlin The Phoenix took a blow against the Columbia Raiders on Wednesday, falling 69-41. While losing is never fun, the The Phoenix can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 685th, while the Raiders are ranked 281st).
Columbia's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Natalie Miller, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten steals. Those ten steals gave Miller a new career-high. Kaitlyn Miller was another key player, going 6 of 15 en route to 11 points in addition to seven assists and three steals.
Oberlin has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-15 record this season. As for Columbia, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 16-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Oberlin will host Vermilion at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Oberlin is facing Vermilion at the right time seeing as Vermilion is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Columbia, they will welcome Fairview at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Columbia is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.7 points per game this season.
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