Recap: Leetonia Bears vs. Southern Indians
After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Columbiana, the Leetonia Bears were happy to have found some success on Tuesday. They came out on top against Southern by a score of 52-45. For Leetonia, this counts as revenge for the 67-65 defeat Southern walked away with the last time they faced one another back in December of 2023.
Leetonia can attribute much of their success to Carson Brock, who scored 27 points. Another player making a difference was Ashbee Merritt, who scored eight points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Leetonia's victory bumped their record up to 3-9. As for Southern, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.
Leetonia will head out on the road to square off against Wellsville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Southern, they will be playing at home against Columbiana at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Averaging 62.2 so far this season, Columbiana's high-powered offense has been in full-swing lately, so Southern better be ready for a challenge.
