The Harrison Wildcats will head out to face off against the Western Brown Broncos at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
It was a proper cat-fight when Harrison duked it out with Loveland on Tuesday. Harrison lost to Loveland at home by a 55-38 margin. The Wildcats have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Mitchell Mercurio
| 02/04/25 vs Loveland | 14 |
| 01/24/25 vs Mt. Healthy | 12 |
| 12/10/24 vs Reading | 12 |
| 12/06/24 @ Northwest | 10 |
| 01/25/25 @ East Central | 8 |
Harrison's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Tucker Ward, who posted 15 points and five rebounds, and Mitchell Mercurio, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 14 points. The dominant performance gave Mercurio a new career-high in points.
Meanwhile, Western Brown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They took a 63-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of Batavia. While losing is never fun, the Broncos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 657th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 273rd).
Western Brown's defeat dropped their record down to 5-15. As for Harrison, their loss dropped their record down to 6-13.
Everything went Harrison's way against Western Brown in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as Harrison made off with a 55-29 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Harrison since the squad 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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