Two dominant guards in Marky Nolan and Matteo Fortuna are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Champion Golden Flashes will head out on the road to take on the Brookfield Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Champion has now lost eight straight, leaving the team is hunting for their first win since January 12.
Champion pushed their score all the way to 64 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They had to suffer through a rough 92-64 loss at the hands of Pymatuning Valley. While losing is never fun, Champion can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 750th, while Pymatuning Valley is ranked 324th).
Meanwhile, Brookfield pushed their score all the way to 58 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to Mathews 64-58.
The losing side was boosted by Fortuna, who scored 31 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 20 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Shaun Dungee, who scored 15 points.
Champion has been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 13 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-15 record this season. As for Brookfield, they dropped their record down to 7-14 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Champion came up short against Brookfield in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 60-53. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fortuna, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 15 rebounds. Now that Champion knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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