New Riegel and Old Fort are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The New Riegel Blue Jackets will head out to face off against the Old Fort Stockaders at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 18 consecutive losses for New Riegel and six for Old Fort.
On Thursday, New Riegel took a blow against Calvert, falling 69-19. While losing is never fun, the Blue Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 768th, while the Senecas are ranked 284th).
Meanwhile, Old Fort was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Thursday as they fell 53-48 to Lakota.
New Riegel's defeat dropped their record down to 1-20. As for Old Fort, their loss dropped their record down to 7-14.
New Riegel was dealt a bruising 56-20 defeat at the hands of Old Fort when the teams last played back in January. Can New Riegel avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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