The Worthington Christian Warriors will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Margaretta Polar Bears at 6:00 p.m. on March 13th. Worthington Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past five matches -- so hopefully Margaretta likes a good challenge.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Worthington Christian walked away with it. They walked away with a 60-47 victory over the Vikings on Thursday. Given Worthington Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 50th, while Columbus Academy is ranked 132nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Samuel Johnson, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and 14 rebounds. He hasn't dropped below 16 points for 21 straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonah Lewis, who scored 14 points.
Meanwhile, Margaretta had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.3 points), and they went ahead and made it 11 on Saturday. They came out on top against Genoa Area by a score of 59-47. Margaretta pushed the score to 46-26 by the end of the third, a deficit Genoa Area cut but never quite recovered from.
Worthington Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season. As for Margaretta, their win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 23-2.
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