The Nelsonville-York Buckeyes will take on the Federal Hocking Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Nelsonville-York is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.9 points per game this season.
Nelsonville-York is headed into Saturday's match hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They lost to New Lexington at home by a 60-42 margin last Friday. While losing is never fun, the Buckeyes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 438th, while the Panthers are ranked 150th).
| 01/03/25 vs New Lexington | 18 |
| 12/23/23 @ Miller | 20 |
| 01/30/24 vs River Valley | 22 |
| 01/23/24 vs Federal Hocking | 18 |
| 11/29/24 vs Miller | 17 |
Despite the loss, Nelsonville-York got top-tier performance from Briant Call, who went 8 for 12 on his way to 18 points and five rebounds. That's the most points Call has posted since back in January of 2024. Alec Thompson was another key player, putting up nine points.
Meanwhile, Federal Hocking ended up a good deal behind New Hope Christian Academy on Saturday and lost 66-47.
Federal Hocking's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Nelsonville-York, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
Nelsonville-York came up short against Federal Hocking when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 72-65. Can Nelsonville-York avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
