Miami Trace and Circleville are an even 4-4 against one another since December of 2017, but not for long. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Miami Trace Panthers challenge the Circleville Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Miami Trace is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Miami Trace will head into Saturday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 37-point drubbing they dealt Greeneview on Saturday. Miami Trace really took it to Greeneview for the full four quarters, racking up a 67-30 victory. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 27 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Circleville hadn't done well against Teays Valley recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Circleville snuck past Teays Valley with a 48-44 win. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 171st, while the Vikings are ranked 433rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Circleville's record is now 7-3. As for Miami Trace, their victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0.
Miami Trace opened the new year with a less-than-successful 46-39 defeat to Circleville. Can Miami Trace avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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