After six games on the road, Kalida is heading back home. They will take on the Ayersville Pilots at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
On Tuesday, Kalida suffered a rough 45-23 loss at the hands of Shawnee. While losing is never fun, Kalida can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 599th, while Shawnee is ranked 84th).
Meanwhile, Ayersville had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.7 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They put the hurt on Montpelier with a sharp 56-34 win.
Kalida's defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-17. As for Ayersville, their victory bumped their record up to 10-11.
Kalida beat Ayersville 57-46 in their previous meeting back in February of 2023. Will Kalida repeat their success, or does Ayersville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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