Basketball Recap: Liberty-Benton's Higher State Rank on Full Display on Saturday

Liberty-Benton won the last time they faced Allen East and things went their way on Saturday too. The Liberty-Benton Eagles enjoyed a cozy 50-34 victory over the Allen East Mustangs. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while the Mustangs are ranked 460th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

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Previous 3 Games (Home)

01/11/25 vs Allen East	50-34
01/04/25 vs Kenton	69-22
01/03/25 vs Van Buren	66-33

Liberty-Benton's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-1. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.7 points per game. As for Allen East, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-6.

Liberty-Benton will square off against Arlington at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Allen East, they will take on Crestview at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Crestview's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven matchups.