The Deer Park Wildcats are taking a road trip to face off against the Mariemont Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Friday, Deer Park was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 58-53 to Reading. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Mariemont was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were dealt a 72-37 defeat at the hands of Wyoming. 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 346th, while the Cowboys are ranked 16th).
Deer Park's loss dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Mariemont, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
Deer Park came up short against Mariemont in their previous meeting back in January, falling 63-59. Can Deer Park avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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