Basketball Game Preview: Chillicothe Cavaliers vs. Gallia Academy Blue Devils

The Chillicothe Cavaliers are taking a road trip to challenge the Gallia Academy Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Chillicothe has now lost 12 straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 21.

Chillicothe is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Circleville on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Chillicothe was beaten by Circleville 54-16. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 687th, while the Tigers are ranked 43rd).

Meanwhile, Gallia Academy hadn't done well against South Point recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Gallia Academy snuck past South Point with a 48-44 victory.

Gallia Academy is also on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-11 record this season. As for Chillicothe, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-19.