The Mt. Vernon Yellowjackets will challenge the Worthington Kilbourne Wolves at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mt. Vernon is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They claimed a resounding 57-29 win over Briggs. Given the Yellowjackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 158th, while the Bruins are ranked 664th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Worthington Kilbourne came tearing into Monday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.3 points), and they left with even more momentum. They enjoyed a cozy 43-29 victory over the Vikings.
Worthington Kilbourne pushed their record up to 18-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Mt. Vernon, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
Mt. Vernon came up short against Worthington Kilbourne when the teams last played back in December of 2015, falling 48-40. Can Mt. Vernon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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