Basketball Game Preview: Walnut Hills Eagles vs. Milford Eagles

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Previous Games

12/10/24 - Away	64-55 W
01/12/24 - Away	53-50 W
02/10/23 - Home	62-56 W
01/03/23 - Away	64-60 W
02/05/22 - Home	66-35 W
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Walnut Hills has gone 9-1 against Milford recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Walnut Hills Eagles will be playing at home against the Milford Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

On Tuesday, Walnut Hills ended up a good deal behind Loveland and lost 75-56. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Milford on Tuesday. Everything went their way against West Clermont as Milford made off with a 68-46 victory.

Walnut Hills better focus on containing Camron Arington and Sloan Gormley as the pair were huge in Milford's win. Arington went 9 of 16 on his way to 27 points and six boards, while Gormley went 6 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 24 points. Those 24 points gave Gormley a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Dillon Grimes, who posted five points and eight rebounds.

Milford was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Milford's win bumped their record up to 5-8. As for Walnut Hills, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.

Walnut Hills was able to grind out a solid victory over Milford in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, winning 64-55. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Arington, who went 7 of 14 on his way to 25 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Walnut Hills still be able to contain Arington? There's only one way to find out.