The Philo Electrics will face off against the River View Black Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Philo's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while River View has been banged up by 11 consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Philo is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against John Glenn on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Electrics came up short against the Little Muskies, falling 85-60. While losing is never fun, the Electrics can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 391st, while the Little Muskies are ranked 42nd).
Meanwhile, River View lost to John Glenn at home by a 74-55 margin on Tuesday.
Philo now has a losing record of 9-10. As for River View, their loss dropped their record down to 5-14.
Philo couldn't quite finish off River View in their previous matchup back in January and fell 59-56. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Black Bears' Carter Wesney, who went 5-for-9 en route to 26 points. Now that the Electrics know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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