The Waverly Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Minford Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Waverly has struggled recently with six losses in a row, while Minford will arrive with eight straight wins.
Last Saturday, Waverly lost to Jackson on the road by a 59-45 margin. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 417th, while the Ironman/Ironladies are ranked 168th).
Meanwhile, Minford won against Portsmouth West last Tuesday with 70 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Minford strolled past Wheelersburg with points to spare, taking the game 70-52.
Waverly's defeat dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Minford, they pushed their record up to 17-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Waverly was taken down by Minford 67-34 when the teams last played back in January. Can Waverly avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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