The Minerva Lions will venture away from home to take on the Carrollton Warriors at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Saturday, Minerva lost to Northwest at home by a 47-30 margin. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 450th, while the Indians are ranked 130th).
Carrollton has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 44-40 heartbreaker at the hands of Steubenville.
Carrollton's loss dropped their record down to 13-5. As for Minerva, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season.
Minerva and Carrollton were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in December of 2024, but Minerva came up empty-handed after a 37-36 defeat. Can Minerva avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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