Basketball Game Preview: Northmont Thunderbolts vs. Miamisburg Vikings

Northmont is 2-8 against Miamisburg since December of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Northmont Thunderbolts will take on the Miamisburg Vikings at 7:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Northmont is headed into Monday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Saturday. They came up short against Wayne, falling 63-43. While losing is never fun, the Thunderbolts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 522nd, while the Warriors are ranked 161st).

Meanwhile, Miamisburg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost 54-33 to Wayne. The Vikings were down 48-23 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Northmont's defeat dropped their record down to 2-18. As for Miamisburg, their loss dropped their record down to 5-14.

Northmont ended up a good deal behind Miamisburg when the teams last played back in January, losing 51-34. Can Northmont avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.