The Minster Wildcats will challenge the Ridgemont Golden Gophers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Minster picked up another tournament win on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 69-50 win over Hardin Northern. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 182nd, while the Polar Bears are ranked 622nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Ridgemont had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.5 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They came out on top against the Wildcats by a score of 48-41.
Minster has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 15-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.6 points over those games. Ridgemont pushed their record up to 18-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Everything came up roses for Minster against Ridgemont when the teams last played back in February of 2022, as the squad secured a 66-39 win. Will Minster repeat their success, or does Ridgemont have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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