Federal Hocking is 10-0 against Waterford since December of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Federal Hocking Lancers will head out on the road to challenge the Waterford Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Federal Hocking unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 63-47 bruising from South Webster. While losing is never fun, Federal Hocking can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 365th, while South Webster is ranked 111th).
Meanwhile, Waterford was just a bucket shy of victory on Wednesday and fell 46-45 to Caldwell.
Federal Hocking's loss dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Waterford, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Federal Hocking beat Waterford 68-58 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Federal Hocking since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
