The Hiland Hawks will face off against the Waterford Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hiland is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 57-35 margin over Green. The victory was familiar territory for the Hawks, who have now won four matches in a row.
Meanwhile, Waterford entered their tilt with Fisher Catholic on Thursday with 13 consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with 14. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 51-22 win over the Irish. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Irish are ranked 290th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hiland pushed their record up to 22-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.4 points over those games. As for Waterford, their win bumped their record up to 24-1.
Hiland couldn't quite finish off Waterford in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 and fell 53-51. Can Hiland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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