New London is on a 13-game streak of home losses (dating back to last season), South Central a 14-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The New London Wildcats will take on the South Central Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Last Saturday, New London had to suffer through a rough 80-28 loss at the hands of Hillsdale. While losing is never fun, New London can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 832nd, while Hillsdale is ranked 300th).
Meanwhile, South Central took a serious blow against Crestview on Tuesday, falling 69-30. South Central has not had much luck with Crestview recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Despite the loss, South Central saw an underclassman step up: Bryan Chaffee scored ten points. Carter Caudill was another key contributor, scoring five points.
South Central struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only two offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
New London's loss dropped their record down to 1-17. As for South Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-18.
New London barely slipped by South Central in their previous meeting back in January, winning 52-51. Will New London repeat their success, or does South Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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