The Black River Pirates will challenge the Loudonville Redbirds at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Black River has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
Black River is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against South Central by a score of 61-53 on Saturday.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Loudonville's strategy against Fairless on Friday. Loudonville strolled past Fairless with points to spare, taking the game 47-30. Given the Redbirds' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 247th, while the Falcons are ranked 573rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Loudonville pushed their record up to 14-8 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.7 points over those games. As for Black River, they picked up their first road win, bumping their record up to 2-19.
Black River took a serious blow against Loudonville in their previous meeting back in February of 2020, falling 86-50. Can Black River avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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