The North Central Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Holgate Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses for North Central and seven for Holgate.
North Central suffered their biggest loss since December 5, 2023 on Tuesday. They took a serious blow against Montpelier, falling 50-18. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for North Central in their matchups with Montpelier: they've now lost eight in a row.
Meanwhile, Holgate was beaten by Ayersville 56-23 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Holgate can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 610th, while Ayersville is ranked 65th).
North Central's defeat dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Holgate, they bumped their record down to 3-9 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight at home.
North Central came up short against Holgate in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, falling 31-23. Can North Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
