Basketball Recap: Hamilton Township Beats Marion Harding for Their Fifth Straight Victory

Rangers

Previous 5 Games

02/12/25 vs Marion Harding	51-38
02/06/25 @ Bloom-Carroll	47-37
02/05/25 vs Bloom-Carroll	29-28
02/03/25 @ Licking Heights	46-35
01/30/25 vs Genoa Christian Academy	63-29

Hamilton Township waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 51-38 win over the Marion Harding Presidents. This was a revenge game for the Rangers: when they faced off against the Presidents back in November of 2024, they had to take a 39-35 defeat.

Hamilton Township was led to victory by Alexis Wooten and Myke-Kila Dean. Wooten went 6-for-12 en route to 22 points, while Dean went 6-for-9 to rack up 13 points. The dominant performance also gave Wooten a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (67%). Juliana McLaughlin was another key player, putting up eight points.

Hamilton Township's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-9. As for Marion Harding, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 7-15 record this season.

Coming up, Hamilton Township will venture away from home to face off against Bishop Hartley at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Bishop Hartley will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Hamilton Township surely won't give up without a fight. Marion Harding does not have any more games scheduled as of now.