Hilliard Davidson is 2-8 against Upper Arlington since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Hilliard Davidson Wildcats will challenge the Upper Arlington Golden Bears at 7:30 p.m.
It was a proper cat-fight when Hilliard Davidson challenged Hilliard Darby on Tuesday. Hilliard Davidson came up short against Hilliard Darby, falling 48-23. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 562nd, while the Panthers are ranked 75th).
| 01/14/25 @ Hilliard Darby | 7 |
| 11/28/23 vs Worthington Kilbourne | 7 |
| 01/16/24 vs Central Crossing | 6 |
| 01/04/25 vs Dublin Scioto | 4 |
| 12/02/23 @ Hilliard Darby | 4 |
Hilliard Davidson's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Averi Hays, who posted seven points, and Sophie Onderak, who had four points. That's the most points Hays has posted since back in November of 2023.
Meanwhile, Upper Arlington waltzed into their match on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with a 50-27 win. The Golden Bears have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 23 points or more this season.
Upper Arlington's victory was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.3 points per game. As for Hilliard Davidson, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-12.
Hilliard Davidson was dealt a bruising 58-14 defeat at the hands of Upper Arlington in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Hilliard Davidson was down 39-7.
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