The Licking Valley Panthers will challenge the Mt. Vernon Yellowjackets at 1:45 p.m. on Saturday.
Last Thursday, Licking Valley lost to Newark Catholic at home by a 55-39 margin. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 592nd, while the Green Wave are ranked 203rd).
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Mt. Vernon on Wednesday. They strolled past Heath with points to spare, taking the game 45-28. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Yellowjackets.
Mt. Vernon pushed their record up to 11-4 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.4 points per game. As for Licking Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-14.
Licking Valley came up short against Mt. Vernon in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 42-38. Can Licking Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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