The Sycamore Aviators will venture away from home to challenge the Oak Hills Highlanders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Sycamore fought the good fight in their overtime game against Lakota West on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Firebirds by a score of 51-48. While losing is never fun, the Aviators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 220th, while the Firebirds are ranked 40th).
Meanwhile, Oak Hills came tearing into Tuesday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Comets by a score of 41-34.
Oak Hills' win bumped their record up to 13-7. As for Sycamore, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11.
Sycamore didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Oak Hills in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 36-32 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sycamore since the squad 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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