Licking Valley hasn't had much luck against Watkins Memorial recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Licking Valley Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Watkins Memorial Warriors at 7:15 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Licking Valley is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest defeat since December 4, 2023 on Tuesday. They were outmatched by Licking Heights and fell 61-30. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Panthers' biggest loss of the season was also their lowest-scoring.
Meanwhile, Watkins Memorial was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 53-48 heartbreaker at the hands of Granville. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 514th, while the Blue Aces are ranked 182nd).
Watkins Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 6-14. As for Licking Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 13-7.
Licking Valley strolled past Watkins Memorial in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 74-55. The rematch might be a little tougher for Licking Valley 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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