Basketball Recap: Hilltop Picks Up Eighth Consecutive Victory

Cadets

Previous Games

12/19/24 vs Liberty Center	48-41
12/16/24 @ Gorham Fayette	52-34
12/13/24 vs Edon	57-51
12/09/24 vs Hicksville	58-38
12/06/24 vs Stryker	28-25
+ 3 more games

Hilltop put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against the Liberty Center Tigers by a score of 48-41. Given the Cadets' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Tigers are ranked 433rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Hilltop pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Liberty Center, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.

The future could be bright for both Hilltop and Liberty Center: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Hilltop will try to hand Ayersville their fifth-straight defeat when the two meet at 3:30 p.m. on December 27th. Similarly, Liberty Center will look to extend North Central's three-game losing streak when the meet at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.