The Minerva Lions and the Lake Blue Streaks will face off at 6:45 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
On Friday, Minerva came up short against Carrollton and fell 66-59. 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 408th, while the Warriors are ranked 155th).
Meanwhile, Lake was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They came up short against Washington, falling 54-32.
Minerva has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-12 record this season. As for Lake, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-17.
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