Basketball Game Preview: Hilliard Darby Panthers vs. Worthington Kilbourne Wolves

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Previous Games

01/17/23 - Home	55-27 W
02/10/22 - Neutral	43-33 W
12/28/20 - Home	47-61 L
01/24/20 - Home	35-47 L
12/10/19 - Away	31-64 L
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Hilliard Darby and Worthington Kilbourne are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2017, but not for long. The Hilliard Darby Panthers will face off against the Worthington Kilbourne Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

Last Friday, Hilliard Darby came up short against Olentangy and fell 46-39. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Braves are ranked 18th).

Meanwhile, everything went Worthington Kilbourne's way against St. Francis DeSales on Thursday as Worthington Kilbourne made off with a 46-25 win.

Hilliard Darby better focus on containing Oliviah Wilkerson and Audrey Bennett as the pair were huge in Worthington Kilbourne's win. Wilkerson almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds, while Bennett posted four points along with nine assists, six boards, and six steals. Bennett is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Dillon Walker, who had six points.

Worthington Kilbourne is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Hilliard Darby, their loss dropped their record down to 13-7.

Everything came up roses for Hilliard Darby against Worthington Kilbourne when the teams last played back in January of 2023, as the team secured a 55-27 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hilliard Darby since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.