The Avon Lake Shoremen will face off against the St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Avon Lake comes in on four and St. Vincent-St. Mary on five.
Avon Lake is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They walked away with a 47-37 victory over Unioto.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Wednesday St. Vincent-St. Mary sidestepped Bloom-Carroll for a 42-39 win. Given the Fighting Irish's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 14th in Ohio, while the Bulldogs are ranked 154th in Ohio), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Vincent-St. Mary's victory bumped their record up to 23-2. As for Avon Lake, their win bumped their record up to 21-5.
Avon Lake couldn't quite finish off St. Vincent-St. Mary when the teams last played back in January and fell 37-34. Can Avon Lake avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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