The Wauseon Indians will take on the Van Wert Cougars in a tournament on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Wauseon has five straight wins, Van Wert has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Monday, Wauseon strolled past Bryan with points to spare, taking the game 62-45. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Golden Bears are ranked 242nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Van Wert came up short against Shawnee on Thursday and fell 49-37. That's two games in a row now that the Cougars have lost by exactly 12 points.
Wauseon pushed their record up to 18-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.5 points over those games. As for Van Wert, their loss dropped their record down to 3-19.
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