The Mayfield Wildcats will take on the Aurora Greenmen in a holiday battle at at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Mayfield will be strutting in after a win while Aurora will be coming in after a defeat.
Mayfield took a loss when they played away from home last Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Saturday. They walked away with a 47-38 victory over Hathaway Brown.
Meanwhile, Aurora ended up a good deal behind Highland on Saturday and lost 53-38. While losing is never fun, the Greenmen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 229th, while the Hornets are ranked eighth).
Mayfield's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.5 points per game. As for Aurora, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Mayfield came up short against Aurora in their previous meeting back in December of 2017, falling 65-56. Can Mayfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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