Licking Heights fought the good fight in their overtime game against Granville on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Granville Blue Aces by a score of 52-50. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 482nd, while the Blue Aces are ranked 115th).
Licking Heights' loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-9. As for Granville, their victory was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. It'll be a Battle of the Bugs the Licking Heights Hornets duke it out with the Mt. Vernon Yellowjackets at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Granville has already played their next match (against Highland), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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