Basketball Game Preview: Upper Arlington Golden Bears vs. Hilliard Davidson Wildcats

By Team Reports Jan 15, 2025, 12:06pm

Basketball Preview: Upper Arlington Golden Bears vs. Hilliard Davidson Wildcats

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Upper Arlington and Hilliard Davidson are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. The Upper Arlington Golden Bears will square off against the Hilliard Davidson Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

On Tuesday, Upper Arlington lost to New Albany on the road by a 60-45 margin. That's two games in a row now that the Golden Bears have lost by exactly 15 points.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Hilliard Davidson took on Hilliard Darby on Tuesday. Hilliard Davidson fell 51-41 to Hilliard Darby. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 204th, while the Panthers are ranked 51st).

This is the second loss in a row for Upper Arlington and nudges their season record down to 6-4. As for Hilliard Davidson, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.

Upper Arlington beat Hilliard Davidson 49-38 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Will Upper Arlington repeat their success, or does Hilliard Davidson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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