Basketball Recap: 19 Straight Home Victories for Upper Arlington

Upper Arlington had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.2 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 49-26 margin over the Hilliard Davidson Wildcats. Given the Golden Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Wildcats are ranked 555th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Golden Bears

Previous Games (Home)

01/17/25 vs Hilliard Davidson	49-26
01/14/25 vs New Albany	50-27
01/11/25 vs Reynoldsburg	44-35
01/10/25 vs Dublin Coffman	49-34
01/03/25 vs Grove City	48-33
+ 14 more games

Upper Arlington's win was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.2 points per game. As for Hilliard Davidson, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-13.

Upper Arlington has already played their next match (against Frederick Douglass), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Hilliard Davidson has also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against Marysville.