Colerain hasn't had much luck against Sycamore recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Colerain Cardinals will venture away from home to challenge the Sycamore Aviators at 7:30 p.m.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 74-35, which was the final score in Colerain's tilt against Princeton on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 412th, while the Vikings are ranked 38th).
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Sycamore over Hamilton in every quarter on their way to victory on Monday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Sycamore blew Hamilton out of the water with a 59-27 final score. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Aviators had established a 25 point advantage.
Sycamore found their leader in freshman Emma Christerson, who went 8 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 29 points. Brooke Burgess was another key player, going 6 of 9 on her way to 13 points and six boards.
Sycamore is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.1 points per game. As for Colerain, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-12.
Colerain skirted past Sycamore 60-57 in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Colerain 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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