Basketball Game Preview: Walnut Hills Eagles vs. Seton Saints

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Previous 5 Games

11/22/19 - Neutral	79-26 W
02/16/19 - Home	67-30 W
11/23/18 - Home	84-31 W
11/24/17 - Home	61-23 W
11/25/16 - Neutral	51-31 W

Walnut Hills is a perfect 5-0 against Seton since November of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Walnut Hills Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the Seton Saints at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Seton will be up against a hot Walnut Hills squad: the team just extended their winning streak to four. Walnut Hills simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Anderson 50-16. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 20 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Seton came tearing into Thursday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 58-35 margin over the Lions. Given the Saints' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 76th, while the Lions are ranked 365th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Walnut Hills better keep an eye on Aubri Korfhagen. She was instrumental in Seton's win, putting up 14 points and six boards. Brooke Goshorn was another key player, earning ten points.

Seton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in 11 consecutive contests.

Walnut Hills' record is now 16-5. As for Seton, they pushed their record up to 15-6 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.

Everything came up roses for Walnut Hills against Seton in their previous meeting back in November of 2019, as the squad secured a 79-26 win. Will Walnut Hills repeat their success, or does Seton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.