The Van Buren Black Knights will venture away from home to square off against the Allen East Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Van Buren will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Liberty-Benton, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Van Buren had just enough and edged Liberty-Benton out 46-43. The win was all the more spectacular given the Black Knights' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 568th, while the Eagles are ranked 177th).
Meanwhile, Allen East came tearing into Saturday's game with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 41-29 victory over the Redskins. That's two games straight that the Mustangs have won by exactly 12 points.
Van Buren better focus on containing Rilynn Jones and Evelyn Lehman as the pair were huge in Allen East's win. Jones posted 21 points in addition to eight boards and five steals, while Lehman put up 15 points. Jones' evening made it 11 games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points.
Allen East's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.3 points per game. As for Van Buren, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-6.
Van Buren suffered a grim 55-34 defeat to Allen East when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Can Van Buren avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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