The Anderson Raptors will square off against the West Clermont Wolves at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are out to turn their luck around after having lost tight contests in their previous games.
Anderson will head into Wednesday's contest eager for some revenge after what happened against Loveland: Anderson blew Loveland out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Wednesday Loveland got their revenge. Anderson fell just short of Loveland by a score of 57-54. While losing is never fun, the Raptors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 509th, while the Tigers are ranked 172nd).
Meanwhile, West Clermont was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 53-51 heartbreaker at the hands of Lebanon. The match was a 24-24 toss-up at halftime, but the Wolves couldn't quite close it out.
Anderson has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.3 points per game. As for West Clermont, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.
Anderson came up short against West Clermont in their previous meeting back in January, falling 56-52. Can Anderson avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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