The Western Brown Broncos just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Harrison Wildcats at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Western Brown is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak.
On Friday, Western Brown came up short against Batavia and fell 63-53. While losing is never fun, the Broncos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 657th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 273rd).
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Harrison duked it out with Loveland on Tuesday. Harrison took a hard 55-38 fall against Loveland. The loss continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost eight in a row.
Western Brown will have to keep a close watch on Tucker Ward and Mitchell Mercurio, a pair of players who had a big impact on Harrison's prior game. Ward posted 15 points and five rebounds, while Mercurio went 5 for 9 on his way to 14 points. That was a full 39.5% of Harrison's points, marking the third time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points.
Harrison's defeat dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Western Brown, their loss dropped their record down to 5-15.
Western Brown might still be hurting after the 55-29 defeat they got from Harrison in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Thankfully for Western Brown, Luke Rogers (who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 14 boards) 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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