Basketball Game Preview: Liberty-Benton Eagles vs. Vanlue Wildcats

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Previous Games

12/08/23 - Home	65-12 W
12/09/22 - Away	72-25 W
12/10/21 - Home	65-48 W
12/18/20 - Neutral	78-56 W
01/03/20 - Neutral	71-31 W
+ 5 more games

Liberty-Benton is 10-0 against Vanlue since January of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Liberty-Benton Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Vanlue Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Liberty-Benton will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.

Liberty-Benton will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Wapakoneta, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Liberty-Benton blew past Wapakoneta 67-37 on Saturday. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 26 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Vanlue played a tough game on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Ridgedale and fell 65-35. The Wildcats were down 55-25 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Liberty-Benton will have to contain Owen Roszman as he made an impact in Vanlue's last game. He went 6 for 15 on his way to 20 points and three steals. That's the most steals Roszman has posted since back in January.

Liberty-Benton pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points per game. As for Vanlue, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.

Everything came up roses for Liberty-Benton against Vanlue when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as the team secured a 65-12 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Liberty-Benton since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.