Basketball Game Preview: Napoleon Wildcats vs. Ottawa-Glandorf Titans

By Team Reports Dec 19, 2023, 2:15am

Preview: Napoleon Wildcats vs. Ottawa-Glandorf Titans

Napoleon is 0-5 against Ottawa-Glandorf since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Napoleon Wildcats will be home for the holidays to greet the Ottawa-Glandorf Titans at 7:30 p.m. Napoleon will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings (they are ranked 326th, while Ottawa-Glandorf is ranked 11th).

On Monday, Napoleon suffered a rough 52-31 loss at the hands of Bryan.

Napoleon's loss came about despite a quality game from Ella Tassler, who scored four points along with six blocks and three steals. Those three steals set a new season-high mark for her. Another player making a difference was Makayla Kruse, who scored six points along with six rebounds.

Napoleon struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, Ottawa-Glandorf put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Patrick Henry 52-30. The result was nothing new for Ottawa-Glandorf, who have now won four contests by 20 points or more so far this season.

Napoleon's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Ottawa-Glandorf, their win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0.

Napoleon was taken down by Ottawa-Glandorf 64-30 in their previous matchup back in December of 2022. Will Napoleon have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.