Little Miami was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 53-43 to the Walnut Hills Eagles. 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 179th, while the Eagles are ranked 50th).
11/30/23 vs Walnut Hills | 25 |
12/12/23 @ Mercy McAuley | 24 |
01/27/25 @ Walnut Hills | 21 |
12/21/23 vs Anderson | 20 |
12/21/24 vs Sycamore | 19 |
When it comes to explaining why Little Miami lost, don't look at Bella Houillion. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 21 points and 12 boards. That's the most points Houillion has posted since back in December of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Green, who posted 12 points and six rebounds.
Little Miami's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Walnut Hills, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Little Miami didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 67-36 defeat against Winton Woods on the 29th. Walnut Hills has also already played their next game, a 75-43 victory against Turpin on the 30th.
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