The Buckeye Trail Warriors and the Strasburg-Franklin Tigers will round out the year against one another at at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Monday, Buckeye Trail was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 44-43 to Conotton Valley. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Warriors came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 176th, while the Rockets are ranked 647th).
Meanwhile, Strasburg-Franklin came up short against Hillsdale on Saturday and fell 47-37. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Strasburg-Franklin's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-3. As for Buckeye Trail, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
Buckeye Trail strolled past Strasburg-Franklin in their previous meeting back in February by a score of 51-36. The rematch might be a little tougher for Buckeye Trail 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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