The Greenon Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Southeastern Local Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Greenon had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They came out on top against Greeneview by a score of 47-40.
In what's become a running theme this season, Southeastern Local gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They claimed a resounding 59-27 victory over Madison Plains at home. Given Southeastern Local's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 185th, while Madison Plains is ranked 598th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Greenon has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Southeastern Local, their win bumped their record up to 13-2.
Greenon and Southeastern Local were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in December of 2023, but Greenon came up empty-handed after a 37-36 defeat. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Southeastern Local's Brooke Nelson, who scored 17 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Now that Greenon knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
