Basketball Game Preview: Sidney Yellowjackets vs. Greenville Green Wave

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02/16/24 - Home	63-48 W
01/09/24 - Away	56-41 W
02/10/23 - Away	69-59 W
01/06/23 - Home	58-55 W
02/11/22 - Home	67-50 W
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Sidney has gone 10-0 against Greenville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Sidney Yellowjackets will host the Greenville Green Wave at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Last Saturday, Sidney beat Bellefontaine 68-56. Given the Yellowjackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 170th, while the Chieftains are ranked 388th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Greenville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 60-57 heartbreaker at the hands of Eaton.

Sidney will need focus on slowing down Drew Hamilton, one of several Greenville players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 12 points along with eight rebounds and three blocks. Hamilton has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Isaac Kerg was another key player, going 5 for 10 on his way to 14 points.

Greenville's defeat dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Sidney, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2.

Sidney strolled past Greenville when the teams last played back in February of 2024 by a score of 63-48. Does Sidney have another victory up their sleeve, or will Greenville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.