West Holmes is on a 12-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Meadowbrook a 14-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The West Holmes Knights will host the Meadowbrook Colts at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, West Holmes took a blow against Wooster, falling 68-34. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 683rd, while the Generals are ranked 115th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Meadowbrook). They snuck past Zanesville with a 57-51 win on Saturday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Colts as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
West Holmes better focus on containing Jacob Burris and Bentley Sedor as the pair were huge in Meadowbrook's win. Burris went 5 of 6 on his way to 16 points, while Sedor dropped a double-double on 11 points and 14 rebounds. Burris continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Warner, who posted eight points.
Meadowbrook was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Meadowbrook's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for West Holmes, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything went West Holmes' way against Meadowbrook in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, as West Holmes made off with a 68-44 victory. Does West Holmes have another victory up their sleeve, or will Meadowbrook turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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