Houston is 0-10 against Fort Loramie since January of 2020 but things could change on Friday. The Houston Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Fort Loramie Redskins at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, Houston lost to New Knoxville on the road by a 57-39 margin. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Fort Loramie was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They opened the new year with a less-than-successful 61-51 defeat to Dayton Christian. While losing is never fun, the Redskins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 497th, while the WARRIORS are ranked 160th).
Houston will need focus on slowing down Maxwell Maurer, one of several Fort Loramie players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 15 points along with six boards and four steals. What's more, Maurer also racked up four assists, the most he's had since back in January of 2024. Landen Drees was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Even though they lost, Fort Loramie was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Houston's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Fort Loramie, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 3-8.
Houston couldn't quite finish off Fort Loramie when the teams last played back in December of 2024 and fell 33-31. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Maurer, who went 5 of 12 on his way to 18 points. Now that Houston knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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