The Mt. Vernon Yellowjackets will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Hayes Pacers at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mt. Vernon has three straight wins, Hayes has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Mt. Vernon is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Watkins Memorial: they outscored them in every quarter. Mt. Vernon enjoyed a cozy 51-33 victory over Watkins Memorial on Friday. Given the Yellowjackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 186th, while the Warriors are ranked 464th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Hayes was just a bucket shy of victory on Monday and fell 49-48 to Buckeye Valley.
Mt. Vernon's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.3 points per game. As for Hayes, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Mt. Vernon was taken down by Hayes 67-40 in their previous meeting back in January of 2022. Can Mt. Vernon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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