Basketball Game Preview: Sycamore Aviators vs. Colerain Cardinals

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01/29/24 - Away	57-60 L
12/06/23 - Home	45-31 W
01/25/23 - Away	49-37 W
01/04/23 - Home	72-45 W
01/19/22 - Away	47-35 W
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Sycamore has gone 8-2 against Colerain recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Sycamore Aviators will host the Colerain Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. Sycamore is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.3 points per game this season.

Sycamore is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Hamilton: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Sycamore blew Hamilton out of the water with a 59-27 final score. Given the Aviators' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 139th, while the Big Blue are ranked 409th), the result on Monday wasn't entirely unexpected.

Sycamore found their leader in freshman Emma Christerson, who went 8 of 11 from beyond the arc en route to 29 points. Another player making a difference was Brooke Burgess, who went 6 for 9 on her way to 13 points and six rebounds.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 74-35, which was the final score in Colerain's tilt against Princeton on Monday.

Sycamore has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.1 points per game. As for Colerain, their loss dropped their record down to 6-12.

Sycamore couldn't quite finish off Colerain in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 and fell 60-57. Will Sycamore have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.