The Wheelersburg Pirates will face off against the Chesapeake Panthers at 8:15 p.m. on Friday. Wheelersburg is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
Wheelersburg is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Fairland, sneaking past 45-43. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Pirates' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 239th in Ohio, while the Dragons are ranked 28th in Ohio).
Meanwhile, Chesapeake hadn't done well against Eastern recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Chesapeake came out on top against Eastern by a score of 53-40. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by exactly 13 points.
Wheelersburg now has a winning record of 12-11. As for Chesapeake, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 21-3.
Everything came up roses for Wheelersburg against Chesapeake in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, as the squad secured a 64-33 victory. Does Wheelersburg have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chesapeake turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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