The Minerva Lions will head out to challenge the Beaver Local Beavers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Wednesday, Minerva was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 37-36 to Carrollton. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 332nd, while the Warriors are ranked 127th).
Beaver Local played in conference for the first time on Monday and they got just the result they we're looking for. They slipped by St. Clairsville 40-39. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Beavers.
Beaver Local's victory bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Minerva, they dropped their record down to 3-4 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.
Minerva came up short against Beaver Local when the teams last played back in February of 2023, falling 50-46. Thankfully for Minerva, Peyton Roberts (who posted 27 points along with seven rebounds and four steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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