Old Fort waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They breezed by the Gibsonburg Golden Bears to the tune of 71-39. Given the Stockaders' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 177th, while the Golden Bears are ranked 377th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gibsonburg lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Camden Mooney, who posted ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Dawson, who had seven points.
Stockaders
| 02/04/25 vs Gibsonburg | 71-39 |
| 01/28/25 vs Woodmore | 75-43 |
| 01/23/25 vs St. Joseph Central Catholic | 90-16 |
| 01/17/25 vs Calvert | 66-53 |
| 01/14/25 vs New Riegel | 73-39 |
| + 8 more games |
Old Fort's win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.3 points per game. As for Gibsonburg, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-7.
Old Fort will square off against Hopewell-Loudon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Old Fort's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three games. As for Gibsonburg, they will challenge St. Joseph Central Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gibsonburg is facing St. Joseph Central Catholic at the right time seeing as St. Joseph Central Catholic is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.
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