After two games on the road, Hicksville is heading back home. They will take on the Montpelier Locomotives at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of these teams found much success offensively their last time out, scoring well below their season average.
Hicksville suffered their biggest loss yet this season on Saturday. They were beaten by Lincolnview 55-15. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Hicksville has scored all season.
Meanwhile, Montpelier came up short against Ayersville on Saturday and fell 37-24. While losing is never fun, Montpelier can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 234th, while Ayersville is ranked 75th).
Hicksville bumped their record down to 2-12 with that loss, which was their 13th straight on the road. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 22.5 points per game. As for Montpelier, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-3.
Hicksville suffered a grim 49-27 defeat to Montpelier when the teams last played back in January of 2023. Will Hicksville have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
