The Wellsville Lions will face off against the Otto-Eldred Terrors at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It was a proper cat-fight when Wellsville challenged Avoca Central on Saturday. Wellsville came out on top against Avoca Central by a score of 49-36. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 66th, while the Tigers are ranked 268th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Otto-Eldred had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.5 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 43-21 win. The Terrors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 22 points or more this season.
Otto-Eldred pushed their record up to 14-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 22.6 points per game. As for Wellsville, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
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