The St. Charles Cardinals will head out on the road to face off against the Grove City Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Friday, St. Charles suffered a rough 63-38 loss at the hands of Bishop Hartley. While losing is never fun, St. Charles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 364th, while Bishop Hartley is ranked 36th).
Meanwhile, Grove City pushed their score all the way to 65 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 72-65 hit to the loss column at the hands of Marysville. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (61), Grove City still had to take the loss.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Jack Reber, who scored 19 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Kevin Gallagher was another key contributor, scoring 14 points.
St. Charles has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-13 record this season. As for Grove City, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 14-8.
St. Charles didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Grove City in their previous meeting back in March of 2022, but they still walked away with a 41-36 win. Will St. Charles repeat their success, or does Grove City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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