Preview: Bath Wildcats vs. Liberty-Benton Eagles
The Bath Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Liberty-Benton Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Bath sitting on three straight victories and Liberty-Benton on five.
Last Saturday, Bath's game was all tied up 14-14 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They enjoyed a cozy 42-25 win over Napoleon. Given Bath's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while Napoleon is ranked 300th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Liberty-Benton put the finishing touches on their 13th blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Wauseon 61-32 at home. That's two games straight that Liberty-Benton has won by exactly 29 points.
Bath's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-6. As for Liberty-Benton, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
Bath was able to grind out a solid win over Liberty-Benton in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, winning 38-30. Does Bath have another victory up their sleeve, or will Liberty-Benton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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