The Avon Eagles will face off against the Midview Middies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Avon's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Midview has been banged up by nine consecutive losses on the road.
Avon is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Berea-Midpark on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Avon was dealt a 92-53 loss at the hands of Berea-Midpark. The Eagles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 49-26.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 93-46, which was the final score in Midview's tilt against North Ridgeville on Tuesday. The Middies were down 73-32 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Despite the defeat, Midview saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Luke Jockel went 6 of 15 en route to 14 points and six boards. The dominant performance also gave Jockel a new career-high in assists (four). Another player making a difference was Zaire Young, who went 5 for 6 on his way to 11 points.
Even though they lost, Midview was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. This was only their 12th loss (out of 14 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Avon's loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Midview, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-16.
Avon couldn't quite finish off Midview when the teams last played back in January and fell 78-75. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Midview's Brady Newton, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 14 rebounds. Now that Avon knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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