Basketball Game Preview: Oak Harbor Wildcats vs. Meridian Trojans

The Oak Harbor Wildcats will take on the Meridian Trojans at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

It was a proper cat-fight when Oak Harbor faced off against Burlington-Edison on Tuesday. Oak Harbor took a blow against Burlington-Edison, falling 71-38. The contest marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Meanwhile, Meridian was just a bucket shy of victory on Monday and fell 54-53 to Nooksack Valley.

Oak Harbor's loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Meridian, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-4.

Oak Harbor took a serious blow against Meridian when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 75-37. Will Oak Harbor have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.