Basketball Game Preview: Dublin Jerome Celtics vs. Urbana Hillclimbers

The Dublin Jerome Celtics are taking a road trip to take on the Urbana Hillclimbers at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Dublin Jerome is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.

Dublin Jerome is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Olentangy on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Dublin Jerome took a blow against Olentangy, falling 75-40. While losing is never fun, the Celtics can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 522nd, while the Braves are ranked 146th).

Meanwhile, Urbana didn't have too much trouble with London on Friday as they won 57-41. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hillclimbers.

Dublin Jerome's defeat dropped their record down to 2-17. As for Urbana, their victory bumped their record up to 14-7.

Dublin Jerome didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Urbana when the teams last played back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 48-43 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dublin Jerome since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.