Hamilton hasn't had much luck against Sycamore recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Hamilton Big Blue will head out to challenge the Sycamore Aviators at 1:45 p.m.
Hamilton is headed into Saturday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Wednesday. They were a single point away from ending the streak, but they lost a 27-26 heartbreaker at the hands of Oak Hills. While losing is never fun, the Big Blue can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 409th, while the Highlanders are ranked 163rd).
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Sycamore's strategy against Colerain on Wednesday. Sycamore blew past Colerain 72-48. The Aviators have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 24 points or more this season.
Sycamore is also on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points per game. As for Hamilton, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12.
Hamilton was taken down by Sycamore 59-27 when the teams last played on Monday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sycamore's Emma Christerson, who went 8 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 29 points. Now that Hamilton knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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