Basketball Game Preview: Blanchester Wildcats vs. Clermont Northeastern Rockets

The Blanchester Wildcats will square off against the Clermont Northeastern Rockets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Last Tuesday, Blanchester was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 62-61 to East Clinton. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Clermont Northeastern didn't have quite enough to beat Bethel-Tate on Tuesday and fell 51-48.

Clermont Northeastern dropped their record down to 1-3 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only four points. As for Blanchester, they now have a losing record at 1-2.

Blanchester skirted past Clermont Northeastern 56-53 in their previous matchup back in January. Does Blanchester have another victory up their sleeve, or will Clermont Northeastern turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.