Whitehall-Yearling is on a ten-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Licking Valley a ten-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Thursday. The Whitehall-Yearling Rams will be playing at home against the Licking Valley Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Whitehall-Yearling had taken Columbus School for Girls down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Tuesday. The Rams took a 50-35 bruising from the Unicorns.
Meanwhile, Licking Valley came up short against Zanesville on Saturday, falling 57-33. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 617th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 184th).
Licking Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 1-20. As for Whitehall-Yearling, their loss dropped their record down to 1-18.
Everything went Whitehall-Yearling's way against Licking Valley in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, as Whitehall-Yearling made off with a 72-47 victory. Do the Rams have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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