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| 01/04/25 - Away | 36-30 W |
| 02/08/24 - Home | 46-32 W |
| 01/05/24 - Away | 39-32 W |
| 01/18/23 - Home | 57-29 W |
| 12/03/22 - Away | 59-22 W |
| + 5 more games |
Margaretta is 8-2 against Willard since January of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Margaretta Polar Bears will welcome the Willard Crimson Flashes at 7:00 p.m.
Margaretta is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Bellevue just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against the Redmen, falling 57-32. While losing is never fun, the Polar Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Redmen are ranked fourth).
Meanwhile, Willard had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Tigers as they made off with a 56-31 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Crimson Flashes have posted against the Tigers since December 29, 2020.
Willard's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-6. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.3 points per game. As for Margaretta, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-5.
Margaretta didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Willard when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 36-30 victory. Does Margaretta have another victory up their sleeve, or will Willard turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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