Minerva hasn't had much luck against Tuscarawas Valley recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Minerva Lions are taking a road trip to challenge the Tuscarawas Valley Trojans at 7:30 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Monday.
Minerva is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Beaver Local 58-15 on Thursday. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matchups by 33 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Tuscarawas Valley took their contest on Saturday with ease, bagging a 58-14 victory over Garaway. The Trojans is also no stranger to big wins: their blowout was the five game they've won by 20+ points or more this season.
Tuscarawas Valley's win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.1 points per game. As for Minerva, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Minerva was dealt a bruising 58-24 defeat at the hands of Tuscarawas Valley in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Can Minerva avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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