Piqua is on an 11-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Greenville a 14-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The Piqua Indians will host the Greenville Green Wave at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, Piqua came up short against Xenia and fell 55-44.
Meanwhile, Greenville played a tough game on Saturday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 64-30 loss at the hands of Wapakoneta. While losing is never fun, the Green Wave can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 772nd, while the Redskins are ranked 380th).
Piqua will need focus on slowing down Layne Hocker, one of several Greenville players who made an impact when they last played. He posted six points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Hamilton, who scored six points.
Piqua's defeat dropped their record down to 1-18. As for Greenville, their loss dropped their record down to 2-18.
Piqua won a match that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in January, slipping by Greenville 47-46. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Hamilton, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten boards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Piqua still be able to contain Hamilton? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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