Preview: Depew Wildcats vs. Cleveland Hill Golden Eagles
Depew has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Cleveland Hill Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
While it was all tied up 27-27 at halftime, Depew was not quite Lackawanna's equal in the second half on Monday. The match between them and the Steelers wasn't particularly close, with the Wildcats falling 57-43. While losing is never fun, Depew can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 569th, while Lackawanna is ranked 282nd).
Meanwhile, Cleveland Hill had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They walked away with a 63-52 victory over Kennedy.
Cameron D'Hilly continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 25 points and 13 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Ralph White, who scored eight points along with nine rebounds.
Depew's defeat dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Cleveland Hill, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-10 record this season.
Depew couldn't quite finish off Cleveland Hill in their previous matchup back in February of 2023 and fell 54-51. Thankfully for Depew, Zack Phillips (who scored 25 points along with six rebounds and three blocks) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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