Preview: Blanchester Wildcats vs. Reading Blue Devils
After three games on the road, Blanchester is heading back home. They will be home for the holidays to greet the Reading Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Blanchester fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Felicity-Franklin on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 84-74 to the Cardinals. That's two games in a row now that Blanchester has lost by exactly ten points.
Meanwhile, Reading also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Indian Hill by a score of 67-57. Reading has struggled against Indian Hill recently, as their match on Friday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Blanchester now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Reading, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Blanchester against Reading in their previous matchup back in December of 2019 as the squad secured a 104-67 win. Will Blanchester repeat their success, or does Reading have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
