The Hilltop Cadets will venture away from home to square off against the Holgate Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses for Hilltop and 19 for Holgate dating back to last season.
Hilltop is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Edgerton on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Hilltop had to suffer through a 64-36 loss at the hands of Edgerton. The Cadets were down 50-26 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Meanwhile, Holgate was beaten by Toledo Christian 60-24 on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 823rd, while the Eagles are ranked 391st).
Holgate's loss dropped their record down to 0-18. As for Hilltop, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11.
Hilltop came up short against Holgate in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 46-35. Can Hilltop avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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