The Middletown Middies will square off against the Hamilton Big Blue at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Middletown will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Middletown will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Lakota East, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Middletown was the clear victor by a 64-43 margin over Lakota East on Tuesday. The Middies have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Hamilton lost 76-51 to Lakota West on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Big Blue can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 404th, while the Firebirds are ranked 37th).
Middletown's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-4. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.2 points. As for Hamilton, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
Middletown beat Hamilton 47-38 when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Will Middletown repeat their success, or does Hamilton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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