The North Baltimore Tigers and the Upper Scioto Valley Rams will round out the year against one another at at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. North Baltimore has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
North Baltimore is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Vanlue 61-59. While the Tigers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 1-21), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
North Baltimore found their leader in freshman Lacie Allison, who dropped a double-double on 29 points and 12 boards. That makes it eight consecutive games in which Allison has scored at least a third of North Baltimore's points. Another player making a difference was Josselyn Paynter, who posted ten points in addition to seven rebounds and three blocks.
North Baltimore smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Upper Scioto Valley might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Waynesfield-Goshen an easy 55-31 victory.
Upper Scioto Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for North Baltimore, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
North Baltimore beat Upper Scioto Valley 48-35 when the teams last played on December 5th. Does North Baltimore have another victory up their sleeve, or will Upper Scioto Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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