The Copley Indians had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.9 points), and they went ahead and made it nine on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Waynedale 48-46. Given Copley's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Golden Bears are ranked 65th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Izzy Callaway, who scored 19 points. That makes it five consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Copley's points. Kami Ayoup was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Copley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2 record this season. As for Waynedale, their loss ended a 17-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-4.
Copley will head out on the road to take on the Blue Devils at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Tallmadge will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak. As for Waynedale, they will stay at home for another game and welcome the Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on February 1st. Norwayne is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
