Grove City was the 65-44 winner over Groveport-Madison when they last played one another back in December of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Grove City Greyhounds lost 76-52 to the Groveport-Madison Cruisers on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Greyhounds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 353rd, while the Cruisers are ranked 75th).
Grove City's loss came despite strong showings from Demitri Adado and Jacob Saxton. Adado posted 13 points, while Saxton scored 11 points.
Grove City has traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season. As for Groveport-Madison, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-4.
Grove City will venture away from home to take on Westerville Central at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Grove City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.6 points per game this season. As for Groveport-Madison, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Teays Valley at 7:30 p.m. Groveport-Madison is facing Teays Valley at the right time seeing as Teays Valley is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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