Western Hills and Aiken are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. The Western Hills Mustangs will take on the Aiken Falcons at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Western Hills' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 12 matches.
Last Saturday, Western Hills escaped with a win against Central by the margin of a single free throw, 62-61.
Meanwhile, Aiken put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Woodford County, sneaking past 66-64. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked fifth in Ohio, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 28th in Kentucky), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Aiken's victory was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-0. As for Western Hills, they have also been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season.
Western Hills suffered a grim 82-58 defeat to Aiken in their previous meeting on Monday. Can Western Hills avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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