The Beaver Local Beavers and the Minerva Lions will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Beaver Local will be strutting in after a victory while Minerva will be coming in after a loss.
Beaver Local got their first taste of in-conference action this week and they started things off strong. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, they made off with a 40-39 win over St. Clairsville. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Beavers.
Meanwhile, Minerva was just a bucket shy of victory on Wednesday and fell 37-36 to Carrollton. The Lions have struggled against the Warriors recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Beaver Local's victory bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Minerva, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Beaver Local didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Minerva when the teams last played back in February of 2023, but they still walked away with a 50-46 win. Will Beaver Local repeat their success, or does Minerva have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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