The Minster Wildcats on the road again on Thursday and play against the Versailles Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on January 18th. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Pleasant typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Minster proved too difficult a challenge. Everything went their way against the Spartans as they made off with a 50-26 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win Minster has posted since November 24, 2023.
Meanwhile, Versailles made easy work of Bellefontaine on Monday and carried off a 53-31 victory. Given Versailles' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 117th, while Bellefontaine is ranked 400th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Minster is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Versailles, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-5.
Minster came out on top in a nail-biter against Versailles in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, sneaking past 36-34. The rematch might be a little tougher for Minster since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
