The Kirtland Hornets will head out on the road to challenge the Geneva Eagles at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Wednesday, Kirtland came up short against Crestwood and fell 56-43. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 390th, while the Red Devils are ranked 181st).
Meanwhile, Geneva was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin, falling 48-25. The Eagles were down 42-15 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Kirtland's loss dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Geneva, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-14.
Kirtland came up short against Geneva in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 52-43. Can Kirtland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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