The Gilmour Academy Lancers are taking a road trip to take on the Warrensville Heights Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Gilmour Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Warrensville Heights will be coming in after a loss.
Gilmour Academy will head into Monday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Saturday (they won by 36) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Brunswick 47-45. Given the Lancers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 182nd, while the Blue Devils are ranked 367th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Warrensville Heights suffered their biggest defeat since January 10, 2024 on Sunday. They lost 56-30 to Notre Dame Academy. The game marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Gilmour Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.3 points per game. As for Warrensville Heights, their loss dropped their record down to 14-2.
Gilmour Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Warrensville Heights when the teams last played back in December of 2023, sneaking past 55-52. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Warrensville Heights' Leilani Mcneill, who went 6 for 14 on her way to 16 points in addition to eight assists and three steals. Now that she won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be easier for Gilmour Academy to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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