South Range and Struthers are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The South Range Raiders will face off against the Struthers Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (South Range has six straight wins, Struthers has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
South Range is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Columbiana on Saturday as South Range made off with a 72-52 victory. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 138th, while the Clippers are ranked 345th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Struthers came up short against Poland Seminary on Friday and fell 49-42.
South Range's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points per game. As for Struthers, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-14.
Everything came up roses for South Range against Struthers when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as the team secured a 68-37 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Range since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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