The Alexander Spartans will venture away from home to face off against the Huntington Huntsmen at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Alexander will be strutting in after a victory while Huntington will be coming in after a defeat.
Alexander took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They snuck past Waterford with a 49-44 win. The victory was some much needed relief for the Spartans as it spelled an end to their seven-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Huntington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. 2025 welcomed they with a 61-40 loss courtesy of Zane Trace. While losing is never fun, the Huntsmen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 745th, while the Pioneers are ranked 145th).
Alexander's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-7. As for Huntington, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
Alexander took their victory against Huntington when the teams last played back in December of 2014 by a conclusive 54-30. Will Alexander repeat their success, or does Huntington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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