The Ravenna Bluejays will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ord Chanticleers at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Ravenna will be strutting in after a win while Ord will be coming in after a defeat.
Ravenna scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They came out on top against Gibbon by a score of 70-60. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Meanwhile, Ord came up short against O'Neill on Friday and fell 63-52. Ord has struggled against O'Neill recently, as their match on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Ord had strong showings from Blake Hinrichs, who scored 20 points along with five rebounds, and Colton Thompson, who scored 17 points along with five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Thompson has scored all season.
Ravenna's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-14. As for Ord, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-12.
Things could have been worse for Ravenna, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 59-43 loss to Ord in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Will Ravenna have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.