Troy is on a four-game streak of home losses, West Carrollton an 11-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Saturday. The Troy Trojans will host the West Carrollton Pirates at 11:45 a.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Wednesday, Troy came up short against Stebbins and fell 47-34. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 642nd, while the Indians are ranked 239th).
01/29/25 vs Stebbins | 12 |
12/18/24 vs Xenia | 8 |
12/11/24 vs Greenville | 7 |
11/27/24 @ Piqua | 7 |
12/28/24 @ West Carrollton | 6 |
Despite the loss, Troy had strong showings from Persephone Williamson, who went 5 of 9 on her way to 12 points and five rebounds, and Jayda Dillow, who posted eight points and three steals. Those 12 points gave Williamson a new career-high.
Meanwhile, West Carrollton also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Greenville by a score of 37-27.
West Carrollton's defeat dropped their record down to 3-16. As for Troy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-15.
Troy was able to grind out a solid victory over West Carrollton in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, winning 37-25. Will Troy repeat their success, or does West Carrollton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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