Ottoville and Kalida are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2017, but not for long. The Ottoville Big Green will challenge the Kalida Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Ottoville sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 44-42 victory over Columbus Grove.
Meanwhile, Kalida waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They managed a 53-47 win over the Vikings. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 214th, while the Vikings are ranked 448th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kalida has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Ottoville, they pushed their record up to 12-6 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Everything went Ottoville's way against Kalida in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as Ottoville made off with a 51-27 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ottoville since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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