Basketball Recap: Make It Eight in a Row for Hilliard Darby

Panthers

Previous Games

01/27/25 vs Bishop Watterson	64-55
01/24/25 @ Olentangy Berlin	51-50
01/21/25 vs Grove City	52-48
01/17/25 vs Marysville	73-58
01/14/25 @ Hilliard Davidson	51-41
+ 3 more games

Hilliard Darby had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.4 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Monday. They walked away with a 64-55 victory over the Bishop Watterson Eagles. This was payback for the Panthers, who suffered a 52-45 loss the last time these two teams met.

Hilliard Darby's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.9 points per game. As for Bishop Watterson, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 10-3.

Hilliard Darby and Bishop Watterson should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings. Hilliard Darby will square off against Dublin Jerome at 7:30 p.m. on Friday up 533 places (52 vs. 585). Similarly, Bishop Watterson (ranked 32nd) will meet Teays Valley (ranked 497th) at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.