The Warren Warriors will wrap up 2025 with a road trip to face off against the Philo Electrics at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Warren is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past Meigs to the tune of 65-10 on Monday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Warriors with their most commanding win of the season.
DeLaney Gates
| 12/22/25 vs Meigs | 9 |
| 12/08/25 @ West Muskingum | 6 |
| 12/12/24 vs Parkersburg South | 6 |
| 11/21/25 vs Gallia Academy | 5 |
| 02/12/25 vs Jackson | 5 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Warren to victory, but perhaps none more so than DeLaney Gates, who almost dropped a double-double with 18 points and nine steals. Those nine steals gave Gates a new career-high. Aubrey Pepper was another key player, going 7-for-14 on her way to 15 points and five steals.
Warren smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter and that's exactly how it played out for Philo on Tuesday. They took down Watkins Memorial 42-23. Given the Electrics' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 280th, while the Warriors are ranked 602nd) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Philo has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.0 points over those games. As for Warren, their record is now 6-2.
Warren was able to grind out a solid win over Philo in their previous meeting back in December of 2015, winning 66-58. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Warriors since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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