Loudonville Christian and the Wildcats are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2018, but not for long. The Loudonville Christian Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Hawthorne Valley Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, everything went Loudonville Christian's way against the Mountain Lions as the Eagles made off with a 74-50 victory. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as Loudonville Christian just coasted through the last quarter.
Meanwhile, Hawthorne Valley waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins but they left with three. They enjoyed a cozy 65-51 win over Berlin/New Lebanon. That's two games straight that Hawthorne Valley has won by exactly 14 points.
Oliver Towe continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 37 points. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Vom Stein, who scored 14 points.
Loudonville Christian is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Hawthorne Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
Loudonville Christian beat the Wildcats 62-50 in their previous matchup back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Loudonville Christian since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.