The Elmwood Royals will head out to square off against the Van Buren Black Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Elmwood hasn't scored more than 30 points for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
Elmwood is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Liberty-Benton on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Elmwood came up short against Liberty-Benton, falling 51-30. While losing is never fun, the Royals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 659th, while the Eagles are ranked 65th).
Meanwhile, Van Buren was just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 41-40 to Wapakoneta.
Elmwood's defeat dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Van Buren, their loss dropped their record down to 14-7.
Elmwood came up short against Van Buren in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 58-54. Can Elmwood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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