The Versailles Tigers will venture away from home to take on the St. Henry Redskins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Saturday, Versailles was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 67-63 to Anna. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Tigers came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 131st, while the Rockets are ranked 288th).
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but St. Henry ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They walked away with a 55-48 victory over Van Wert. The win was familiar territory for the Redskins who have now won three matches in a row.
St. Henry found their leader in freshman Austin Zimmerman, who dropped a double-double with 15 points and ten boards. St. Henry is 2-1 when Zimmerman posts ten or more rebounds, but 7-10 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Keith Siefring, who went 5 for 6 on his way to 13 points.
Versailles' defeat dropped their record down to 15-6. As for St. Henry, their victory bumped their record up to 9-11.
Versailles came up short against St. Henry when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 70-62. Can Versailles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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