The Leipsic Vikings will take on the Kalida Wildcats at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Leipsic is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against McComb on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Leipsic lost 44-21 to McComb. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 642nd, while the Panthers are ranked 207th).
Meanwhile, Kalida waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They snuck past the Rams with a 52-48 win. 52 seems to be a good number for the Wildcats as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Kalida's win came from a few key players Leipsic will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Avrie Unverferth, who went 5 for 6 on her way to 15 points. Those 15 points gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Meredith Bockrath, who went 5 of 12 en route to 14 points and six rebounds.
Kalida's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-6. As for Leipsic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-15.
Leipsic came up short against Kalida in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 35-25. Will Leipsic have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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