Hamilton Township lost to Linden-McKinley back in January of 2015, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Saturday. The Hamilton Township Rangers put the hurt on the Linden-McKinley Panthers with a sharp 63-37 win. Given the Rangers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 56th, while the Panthers are ranked 734th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/11/25 @ Linden-McKinley | 18 |
| 01/04/25 @ Fairfield Union | 31 |
| 01/02/25 vs Bishop Hartley | 18 |
| 12/28/24 @ Bexley | 17 |
| 12/23/24 vs London | 40 |
Leading Hamilton Township to victory were Lucas King and Jovon McBride. King dropped a double-double on 21 points and 13 rebounds, while McBride went 8 of 14 on his way to 18 points along with five assists and five boards. The matchup was McBride's 11th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Daviace Packnett, who posted eight points.
Hamilton Township smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.
Hamilton Township pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Linden-McKinley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Hamilton Township will venture away from home to take on Bloom-Carroll at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hamilton Township is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.3 points per game this season. As for Linden-McKinley, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Northland at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Northland has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
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