The Wickliffe Blue Devils will head out to square off against the Hawken Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Wednesday, Wickliffe came up short against Crestwood and fell 49-36. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 563rd, while the Red Devils are ranked 183rd).
Meanwhile, Hawken lost to Walsh Jesuit at home by a 60-46 margin on Friday. The Hawks were down 53-25 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Hawken dropped their record down to 2-19 with the defeat, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Wickliffe, their loss dropped their record down to 10-10.
Wickliffe skirted past Hawken 45-42 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wickliffe since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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