The Horizon Science Academy Hawks and the Utica Redskins will round out the year against one another at at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Horizon Science Academy has five straight victories, Utica has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Horizon Science Academy will bounce into Saturday's matchup after beating Wellington School, who they had gone 1-6 against in their seven prior meetings. Horizon Science Academy came out on top against Wellington School by a score of 63-51 on Monday.
Meanwhile, Utica played a tough contest on Saturday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Johnstown-Monroe, falling 60-35. While losing is never fun, the Redskins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 656th, while the Johnnies are ranked 214th).
Horizon Science Academy's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points per game. As for Utica, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Horizon Science Academy came up short against Utica in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 58-54. Can Horizon Science Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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