Napoleon and Anthony Wayne are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2018, but not for long. The Napoleon Wildcats are taking a road trip to challenge the Anthony Wayne Generals at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Saturday, Napoleon opened the new year with a less-than-successful 51-44 loss to Patrick Henry. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 353rd, while the Patriots are ranked 110th).
Hannah Miller
| 01/04/25 vs Patrick Henry | 17 |
| 12/10/24 vs Northview | 16 |
| 12/13/24 vs Southview | 14 |
| 12/28/24 vs Wauseon | 9 |
| 11/23/24 vs Defiance | 8 |
Despite their defeat, Napoleon saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Hannah Miller, who went 5 of 8 en route to 17 points, was perhaps the best of all. The dominant performance gave Miller a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Chloe Cicero, who posted six points along with five assists and three steals.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Anthony Wayne's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They took a 63-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lawrence Central. The matchup marked the Generals' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Napoleon will have to contain Elise Bender as she made an impact in Anthony Wayne's last game. She went 8 of 20 on her way to 28 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. That was a full 49.1% of Anthony Wayne's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooke Bender, who had eight points.
Napoleon's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-6. As for Anthony Wayne, their defeat ended an 11-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 8-2.
Napoleon was dealt a bruising 76-21 loss at the hands of Anthony Wayne in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bender, who went 8 of 9 on her way to 22 points along with seven steals and five boards. Now that Napoleon 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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