The Euclid Panthers will venture away from home to take on the Lorain Titans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Euclid has given up an average of 67.5 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Euclid took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 78-65 win over Mentor. The Panthers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Lorain suffered their closest defeat since February 15th on Tuesday. They fell just short of Elyria Catholic by a score of 48-46. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 201st, while the Panthers are ranked 19th).
The victory got Euclid back to even at 2-2. As for Lorain, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5.
Euclid lost to Lorain on the road by a decisive 82-65 margin in their previous meeting back in December of 2018. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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