After both having extra time off, the Reading Blue Devils and the Miami Valley Christian Academy Lions will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Saturday, Reading ended up a good deal behind Indian Hill and lost 67-51.
Meanwhile, Miami Valley Christian Academy entered their tilt with Cincinnati Country Day last Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Nighthawks 84-61. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 127th, while the Nighthawks are ranked 429th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Miami Valley Christian Academy's win came from a few key players Reading will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Casey Heap, who went 9 for 12 on his way to 22 points and eight rebounds. Gavin French was another key player, going 7 of 13 on his way to 19 points in addition to seven assists and five rebounds.
Miami Valley Christian Academy's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 81.0 points per game. As for Reading, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
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