The Barnesville Shamrocks will head out to challenge the Harrison Central Huskies 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 contest.
Barnesville is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 57 points on Friday, they were much more limited against Ridgewood on Tuesday. They came up short against the Generals, falling 46-25.
Meanwhile, Harrison Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They took a 64-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of Martins Ferry. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 685th, while the Purple Riders are ranked 305th).
Barnesville's defeat dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Harrison Central, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.
Barnesville was able to grind out a solid win over Harrison Central in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, winning 51-42. Will the Shamrocks repeat their success, or do the Huskies have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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