The Van Buren Black Knights will square off against the Elmwood Royals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, Van Buren was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 41-40 to Wapakoneta.
Meanwhile, Elmwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 51-30 to Liberty-Benton. While losing is never fun, the Royals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 659th, while the Eagles are ranked 65th).
Van Buren's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-7. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.0 points over those games. As for Elmwood, their loss dropped their record down to 5-14.
Van Buren didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Elmwood when the teams last played back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 58-54 win. Will Van Buren repeat their success, or does Elmwood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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