Basketball Recap: Defiance Has No Trouble Against Celina

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Previous Games

02/14/25 - Away	62-39 W
02/09/24 - Home	47-55 L
02/24/23 - Neutral	53-42 W
02/03/23 - Away	72-34 W
02/07/22 - Home	44-36 W
+ 5 more games

You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Defiance's strategy against Celina on Friday. Everything went the Defiance Bulldogs' way against the Celina Bulldogs as the Defiance Bulldogs made off with a 62-39 victory. Given Defiance's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 150th, while Celina is ranked 612th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Defiance has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which somehow still isn't as good as their 16-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.3 points over those games. As for Celina, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 12 matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 4-17 record this season.

Coming up, Defiance won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Findlay at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Celina, they also won't have to wait long for more action: they'll square off against Coldwater at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.