West Carrollton and Xenia are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2016, but not for long. The West Carrollton Pirates will look to defend their home court on Saturday against the Xenia Buccaneers at 11:45 a.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (West Carrollton has three straight wins, Xenia has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Saturday, West Carrollton strolled past Troy with points to spare, taking the game 47-33. Given West Carrollton's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 265th, while Troy is ranked 556th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Xenia ended up a good deal behind Miamisburg on Monday and lost 60-45. Xenia has struggled against Miamisburg recently, as their game on Monday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
West Carrollton is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Xenia, they dropped their record down to 10-11 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home.
West Carrollton was able to grind out a solid win over Xenia when the teams last played back in January, winning 43-35. Does West Carrollton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Xenia turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
