Having just played yesterday, the Deer Park Wildcats will get right back to it and host the Reading Blue Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Deer Park is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Wyoming on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Deer Park took a blow against Wyoming, falling 82-42. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Cowboys recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Meanwhile, Reading scored the most points they've had this season on Thursday, but it wasn't enough. They took an 86-67 bruising from Miami Valley Christian Academy. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 689th, while the Lions are ranked 201st).
Deer Park now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Reading, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-7.
Things could have been worse for Deer Park, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 55-40 loss to Reading in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can Deer Park avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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