The Buckeye Bucks will venture away from home to challenge the Valley Forge Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Buckeye has four straight wins, Valley Forge has 13 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, Buckeye didn't have too much trouble with Avon Lake as they won 70-56. Given the Bucks' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 278th, while the Shoremen are ranked 582nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Valley Forge came up short against Garrett Morgan on Tuesday and fell 68-59.
Buckeye's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-9. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.7 points over those games. As for Valley Forge, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-16.
Buckeye took their win against Valley Forge in their previous meeting back in January by a conclusive 74-49. The rematch might be a little tougher for Buckeye since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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