The Copley Indians will take on the Highland Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Highland is hoping to do what Green couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Copley's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Everything went Copley's way against Green as Copley made off with a 64-40 victory.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Highland, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They walked away with a 57-46 win over Hudson on Friday. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while the Explorers are ranked 439th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Highland pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.0 points per game. As for Copley, their win bumped their record up to 5-3.
Copley skirted past Highland 63-60 in their previous matchup back in February. Will Copley repeat their success, or does Highland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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