The Licking Heights Hornets will head out to challenge the Lincoln Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Licking Heights will head out to face Lincoln after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Licking Heights took a 63-46 bruising from Pickerington North. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 181st, while the Panthers are ranked 13th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lincoln). They blew past Holy Name, posting a 78-51 win. The victory was some much needed relief for the Lions as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Lincoln now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Licking Heights, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-3.
Licking Heights came up short against Lincoln in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 55-45. Can Licking Heights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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