The Euclid Panthers will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Nordonia Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Nordonia took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Euclid, who comes in off a win.
Euclid took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 73-43 victory over Cornerstone Christian. The win was all the more spectacular given the Panthers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 464th, while the Patriots are ranked 139th).
Meanwhile, Nordonia unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 57-46 to Brecksville-Broadview Heights. The game marked the Knights' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Nordonia's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 5-2. As for Euclid, their victory ended a nine-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-6.
Euclid won a match that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in February of 2018, slipping by Nordonia 59-58. Does Euclid have another victory up their sleeve, or will Nordonia turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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