Basketball Game Preview: Orthopaedic Vipers vs. Aspire Ollin Jaguars

Orthopaedic hasn't had much luck against Aspire Ollin recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Orthopaedic Vipers will square off against the Aspire Ollin Jaguars at 4:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Orthopaedic is headed into the game having just suffered their closest defeat since November 16, 2023 on Saturday. They fell just short of Banning by a score of 45-43.

Meanwhile, Aspire Ollin was not able to break out of their rough patch back in December of 2024 as the team picked up their third straight loss. They received a blow as they fell 53-39 to USC-MAE.

Orthopaedic's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-5. As for Aspire Ollin, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.

Orthopaedic didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Aspire Ollin when the teams last played back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 59-53 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Orthopaedic since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.