The Urbana Hillclimbers will square off against the Legacy Christian Academy Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Urbana took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 56-27 victory over Jonathan Alder. Given the Hillclimbers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 151st, while the Pioneers are ranked 568th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Peyton Mounce continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 27 points and 12 boards. That makes it 13 consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Urbana's points. Alexandra Dixon was another key player, putting up ten points.
Meanwhile, Legacy Christian Academy came tearing into Monday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 36.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Cardinals as they made off with a 52-27 win.
Urbana pushed their record up to 15-3 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.6 points per game. As for Legacy Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 14-1.
Urbana was able to grind out a solid victory over Legacy Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, winning 50-40. The rematch might be a little tougher for Urbana 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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