Orange is 1-9 against Chagrin Falls since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Orange Lions will look to defend their home court against the Chagrin Falls Tigers at 6:45 p.m. Orange will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings (they are ranked 617th, while Chagrin Falls is ranked 293rd).
Orange can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against West Geauga and snuck past 46-44. The victory was just what Orange needed coming off of a 62-22 defeat in their prior game.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, Chagrin Falls' good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took a 52-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of Aurora.
Lilly Stukus put forth a good effort for the losing side as she scored 19 points along with three steals. That was a full 44.2% of Chagrin Falls' points, marking the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Abby Kay was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with four steals.
Orange's win bumped their record up to 4-8. As for Chagrin Falls, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-5.
Orange lost to Chagrin Falls at home by a decisive 54-40 margin in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Stukus, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 15 rebounds. Now that Orange knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
