McKinley and GlenOak are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The McKinley Bulldogs will venture away from home to take on the GlenOak Golden Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
McKinley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Norton 61-35 on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Bulldogs have posted since February 7th.
Mya Taylor was her usual excellent self, shooting 4-for-7 from beyond the arc and almost dropping a double-double on 30 points and nine boards. Another player making a difference was Sha'Rayla Hall, who posted 12 points in addition to seven boards and three steals.
McKinley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in eight consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, GlenOak was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a 64-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of Perry. While losing is never fun, the Golden Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 475th, while the Panthers are ranked 163rd).
McKinley is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 3-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.3 points per game. As for GlenOak, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
McKinley couldn't quite finish off GlenOak in their previous meeting back in January and fell 39-37. Can McKinley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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