The West Holmes Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Strasburg-Franklin Tigers at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. West Holmes is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
West Holmes is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest defeat since December 27, 2023 on Thursday. They came up short against Ashland, falling 57-35. 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 351st, while the Arrows are ranked 83rd).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Strasburg-Franklin). They were the clear victor by a 77-52 margin over Malvern on Wednesday. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matches by 21 points or more this season.
Strasburg-Franklin pushed their record up to 15-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.9 points. As for West Holmes, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Everything went West Holmes' way against Strasburg-Franklin in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, as West Holmes made off with a 53-32 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Holmes 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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