The Buckeye Trail Warriors are taking a road trip to challenge the Cambridge Bobcats at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
Buckeye Trail is headed into Tuesday's match hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They took a 60-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of Malvern on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 379th, while the Hornets are ranked 184th).
Meanwhile, Cambridge won against Barnesville on Tuesday with 63 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Saturday. Cambridge walked away with a 63-55 win over Beaver Local. Winning may never get old, but the Bobcats sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Cambridge is also on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.0 points per game. As for Buckeye Trail, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-4.
Buckeye Trail barely slipped by Cambridge in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, winning 61-60. The rematch might be a little tougher for Buckeye Trail 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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