The Napoleon Wildcats will head out to face off against the Bryan Golden Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Bryan took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Napoleon, who comes in off a win.
Napoleon is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Clay: they outscored them in every quarter. Napoleon blew past Clay 47-23 on Thursday. The win was some much needed relief for the Wildcats as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Chloe Cicero
| 01/09/25 @ Clay | 7 |
| 02/15/24 @ Clay | 7 |
| 01/04/25 vs Patrick Henry | 5 |
| 12/08/23 vs Bowling Green | 5 |
| 02/08/24 vs Springfield | 5 |
Napoleon can attribute much of their success to Chloe Cicero, who went 5 for 10 on her way to 13 points and seven assists, and Ava Good, who went 7 of 10 on her way to 17 points. That's the most assists Cicero has posted since back in February of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah Miller, who posted four points and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Bryan came up short against Delta on Friday and fell 55-44. While losing is never fun, the Golden Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 327th, while the Panthers are ranked 85th).
Bryan has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-6 record this season. As for Napoleon, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.
Napoleon suffered a grim 52-31 defeat to Bryan in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Can Napoleon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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