Preview: Hill-McCloy Rams vs. Ovid-Elsie Marauders
Hill-McCloy is 0-10 against Ovid-Elsie since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Hill-McCloy Rams' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Ovid-Elsie Marauders at 5:30 p.m. on February 21st. Hill-McCloy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Michigan Rankings (they are ranked 232nd, while Ovid-Elsie is ranked 59th).
Hill-McCloy won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They were beaten by Dow 63-22.
Meanwhile, Ovid-Elsie stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They blew past Durand, posting a 55-14 victory on the road. The win was familiar territory for Ovid-Elsie who now have five in a row.
Braeden Tokar was her usual excellent self, scoring 20 points along with three steals. She continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Evalyn Cole, who scored ten points along with six assists and six rebounds.
Hill-McCloy's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-5. As for Ovid-Elsie, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season.
Hill-McCloy was taken down by Ovid-Elsie 70-19 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Can Hill-McCloy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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