The Middletown Christian Eagles will take on the Fort Loramie Redskins at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Middletown Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They blew past Lockland, posting a 63-25 win. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Fort Loramie against Twin Valley South on Wednesday as the squad secured a 57-14 win. Given the Redskins' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 53rd, while the Panthers are ranked 473rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fort Loramie has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.6 points over those games. Middletown Christian's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-6.
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