Basketball Game Preview: Hamilton Township Rangers vs. Logan Elm Braves

Hamilton Township is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Logan Elm is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Hamilton Township Rangers will host the Logan Elm Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.

On Saturday, Hamilton Township came up short against Fairfield Union and fell 49-36. While losing is never fun, the Rangers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 208th, while the Falcons are ranked 25th).

Meanwhile, Logan Elm hadn't done well against Bloom-Carroll recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Logan Elm secured a 48-44 W over Bloom-Carroll. The score was all tied up 19-19 at the break, but the Braves were the better team in the second half.

Logan Elm's win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-8 and their overall record up to 8-9. As for Hamilton Township, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-8.

Hamilton Township took their victory against Logan Elm when the teams last played back in December of 2024 by a conclusive 58-37. Will Hamilton Township repeat their success, or does Logan Elm have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.