Basketball Game Preview: Lima Senior Spartans vs. Kenton Wildcats

The Lima Senior Spartans are taking a road trip to square off against the Kenton Wildcats at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Lima Senior sitting on five straight wins and Kenton on ten.

Last Monday, Lima Senior was able to grind out a solid victory over Shawnee, taking the game 58-47. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 185th, while the Indians are ranked 395th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

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 Kenton on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Defiance out of the water with a 62-27 final score. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 20 points or more this season.

Kenton's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-2. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.5 points per game. As for Lima Senior, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.