The Hicksville Aces will challenge the Ayersville Pilots at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hicksville is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
Last Saturday, Hicksville ended up a good deal behind Lincolnview and lost 56-41. While losing is never fun, the Aces can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 630th, while the Lancers are ranked 259th).
Meanwhile, Ayersville played a tough matchup on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Paulding 59-20. The Pilots were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 44-9.
Harmony Gerken was Ayersville's leading scorer, having posted five points.
Ayersville's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Hicksville, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.
Hicksville was dealt a bruising 58-19 loss at the hands of Ayersville in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Thankfully for Hicksville, Ally Schindler (who went 9 of 11 on her way to 20 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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