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| 01/27/24 - Home | 52-31 W |
| 01/21/23 - Away | 61-43 W |
| 01/23/21 - Neutral | 46-25 W |
| 01/25/20 - Neutral | 54-20 W |
| 01/26/19 - Neutral | 22-23 L |
| + 4 more games |
Tinora has gone 7-2 against Hilltop recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. Both will face off at 7:30 p.m. without much rest having both just played. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Tinora has five straight wins, Hilltop has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Tinora will bounce into Saturday's contest after beating Wayne Trace, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Tinora managed a 44-38 victory over Wayne Trace on Friday.
Meanwhile, Hilltop suffered their biggest loss since December 14, 2024 on Friday. They were dealt a 70-39 defeat at the hands of Montpelier. While losing is never fun, the Cadets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 730th, while the Locomotives are ranked 299th).
Tinora has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season. As for Hilltop, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Everything went Tinora's way against Hilltop in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, as Tinora made off with a 52-31 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tinora since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
