The Oak Hills Highlanders will head out on the road to take on the Hamilton Big Blue at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Oak Hills has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Oak Hills will bounce into Friday's match after beating Lakota West, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Oak Hills walked away with a 43-31 win over Lakota West on Tuesday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Highlanders' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 159th, while the Firebirds are ranked 27th).
Meanwhile, Hamilton ended up a good deal behind Lakota East on Tuesday and lost 59-45. The Big Blue have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hamilton's loss dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Oak Hills, they moved to 9-7 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Oak Hills was able to grind out a solid victory over Hamilton when the teams last played back in February of 2024, winning 38-30. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oak Hills since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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