Hawthorne Valley and the Eagles are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2018, but not for long. The Hawthorne Valley Wildcats will look to defend their home court on Thursday against the Loudonville Christian Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Hawthorne Valley entered their tilt with the Mountain Lions with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Hawthorne Valley took down the Mountain Lions 65-51 on Tuesday. That's two games straight that Hawthorne Valley has won by exactly 14 points.
Oliver Towe was his usual excellent self, scoring 37 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Vom Stein, who scored 14 points.
Meanwhile, Loudonville Christian got the win against the Mountain Lions on Saturday by a conclusive 74-50. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as Loudonville Christian just coasted through the last quarter.
Hawthorne Valley has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Loudonville Christian, their win bumped their record up to 10-4.
Hawthorne Valley opened the new year with a less-than-successful 62-50 loss to the Eagles. Will Hawthorne Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.