Aiken is on a eight-game streak of home wins, while Western Hills is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Aiken Falcons will host the Western Hills Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Aiken knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 18 contests -- so hopefully Western Hills likes a good challenge.
Aiken will head into Saturday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 29) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 66-64 win over Woodford County. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked fifth in Ohio, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 28th in Kentucky), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, in a tight game that could have gone either way, Western Hills made off with a 62-61 victory over Central.
Aiken's win bumped their record up to 18-0. As for Western Hills, they have also been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season.
Aiken took their victory against Western Hills in their previous matchup on Monday by a conclusive 82-58. Does Aiken have another victory up their sleeve, or will Western Hills turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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