Basketball Game Preview: Nelsonville-York Buckeyes vs. Wellston Golden Rockets

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Previous Games

12/16/24 - Home	69-41 W
02/05/24 - Away	49-52 L
01/04/24 - Home	73-71 W
01/23/23 - Away	46-35 W
12/12/22 - Home	62-47 W
+ 5 more games

Nelsonville-York is 9-1 against Wellston since February of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Nelsonville-York Buckeyes will challenge the Wellston Golden Rockets at 6:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

On Saturday, Nelsonville-York came up short against Logan and fell 43-36. The Buckeyes have struggled against the Chieftains recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.

Meanwhile, Wellston was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They were dealt a 64-22 defeat at the hands of Athens. While losing is never fun, the Golden Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 664th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 66th).

Nelsonville-York's loss dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Wellston, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-11.

Everything came up roses for Nelsonville-York against Wellston in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as the team secured a 69-41 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Nelsonville-York since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.