The Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Blue Jays will head out to face off against the Bethel-Tate Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Fayetteville-Perry on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington lost 66-42 to Fayetteville-Perry. While losing is never fun, the Blue Jays can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 425th, while the Rockets are ranked 70th).
Bethel-Tate hasn't had quite the year their fans were hoping for to this point, but back-to-back wins may be a sign of good things to come. They walked away with a 35-27 victory over Clermont Northeastern on Tuesday.
Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Bethel-Tate, their win ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-10.
Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Bethel-Tate in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 34-28 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington since the squad 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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