Basketball Game Preview: Mariemont Warriors vs. Deer Park Wildcats

The Mariemont Warriors will challenge the Deer Park Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mariemont is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.

Last Friday, Mariemont took a blow against Wyoming, falling 72-37. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 346th, while the Cowboys are ranked 16th).

Meanwhile, Deer Park was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 58-53 to Reading. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Mariemont now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Deer Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-11.

Mariemont didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Deer Park in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 63-59 win. Does Mariemont have another victory up their sleeve, or will Deer Park turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.