Walnut Hills won the last time they faced Loveland and things went their way on Monday too. The Walnut Hills Eagles walked away with a 35-23 victory over the Loveland Tigers. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Tigers are ranked 285th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the defeat, Loveland saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Bella Rogers almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 14 boards. That was a full 39.1% of Loveland's points, marking the third time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points.
Walnut Hills has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Loveland, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-9.
When Walnut Hills and Loveland next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Walnut Hills will try to stop Milford's four-game winning streak when the meet at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Similarly, Loveland will face off against Winton Woods and their 14-game winning streak at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
