DeKalb hasn't had much luck against Huntington North recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The DeKalb Barons will head out to face off against the Huntington North Vikings at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Wednesday, DeKalb was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 40-36 to West Noble. The Barons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Huntington North suffered their closest loss since February 9, 2024 on Thursday. They fell just short of East Noble by a score of 63-60. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (59), the Vikings still had to take the loss.
DeKalb will need focus on slowing down Ethan Zahn, one of several Huntington North players who made an impact when they last played. He went 6 of 14 en route to 16 points and six assists. The match was Zahn's sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Titus Schultz, who went 6 for 13 on his way to 15 points and five rebounds.
Huntington North's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 7-7. As for DeKalb, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
DeKalb came up short against Huntington North when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 56-44. Can DeKalb avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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