Basketball Game Preview: Leipsic Vikings vs. Patrick Henry Patriots

The Leipsic Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Patrick Henry Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Leipsic has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with seven straight defeats, while Patrick Henry will come in with four straight victories.

Leipsic came up into this matchup off a tough 22-point loss last Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Swanton by a score of 21-19 last Saturday.

Meanwhile, Patrick Henry hadn't done well against Napoleon recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Patrick Henry walked away with a 51-44 win over Napoleon. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Wildcats are ranked 353rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Patrick Henry's record now sits at 9-1. As for Leipsic, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.

Leipsic lost to Patrick Henry on the road by a decisive 68-49 margin in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Patrick Henry's Ada Christman, who went 5 for 6 on her way to 16 points in addition to six boards and five steals. Now that Leipsic knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.