Ayersville is 1-6 against Kalida since February of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Ayersville Pilots will head out on the road to face off against the Kalida Wildcats at 7:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Ayersville has four straight victories, Kalida has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Saturday, Ayersville got the win against Montpelier by a conclusive 56-34.
Meanwhile, Kalida was the victim of a tough 45-23 defeat at the hands of Shawnee on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Kalida can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 599th, while Shawnee is ranked 84th).
Ayersville's win bumped their record up to 10-11. As for Kalida, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-17 record this season.
Ayersville came up short against Kalida in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, falling 57-46. Can Ayersville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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