The Carroll Patriots will take on the Wilmington Hurricane in a holiday battle at at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Carroll is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Carroll came up into this matchup off a tough 29-point defeat on Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Kenton Ridge by a score of 47-45 on Saturday.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Wilmington was not quite Goshen's equal in the second half on Thursday. They took a 68-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Warriors. While losing is never fun, the Hurricane can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 399th, while the Warriors are ranked 170th).
Wilmington's loss was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-5. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.8 points per game. As for Carroll, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Carroll strolled past Wilmington in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a score of 54-39. Will Carroll repeat their success, or does Wilmington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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