The Buckeye Valley Barons will be playing at home against the Worthington Christian Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Buckeye Valley will be strutting in after a win while Worthington Christian will be coming in after a loss.
Buckeye Valley posted their biggest win yet this season on Friday. They put the hurt on Bexley with a sharp 59-38 win. The win made it back-to-back wins for Buckeye Valley.
Meanwhile, Worthington Christian unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 52-44 to Columbus Academy.
Worthington Christian's defeat came about despite a quality game from Samuel Johnson, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 15 rebounds. Johnson has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last 11 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonah Lewis, who scored eight points along with two steals.
Buckeye Valley has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-7 record this season. As for Worthington Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-4.
Buckeye Valley ended up a good deal behind Worthington Christian in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, losing 73-56. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Johnson, who scored 28 points along with eight rebounds and three blocks. Now that Buckeye Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
