The Garaway Pirates will square off against the Sandy Valley Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Sandy Valley took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Garaway, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, Garaway beat Tuscarawas Valley 58-49. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 184th, while the Trojans are ranked 622nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Sandy Valley came up short against Indian Valley on Tuesday and fell 53-42. The Cardinals have struggled against the Braves recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Garaway has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Sandy Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 7-12.
Garaway was able to grind out a solid victory over Sandy Valley in their previous matchup back in January, winning 53-41. Will Garaway repeat their success, or does Sandy Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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