The Perrysburg Yellow Jackets will venture away from home to face off against the Northview Wildcats at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Perrysburg is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last eight games.
On Tuesday, Perrysburg beat Liberty Center 70-63. Given the Yellow Jackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 68th, while the Tigers are ranked 399th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Northview was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 75-69 to Wauseon. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (56), the Wildcats still had to take the loss.
Perrysburg pushed their record up to 14-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points per game. As for Northview, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Perrysburg beat Northview 70-63 in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Perrysburg since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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