Leo is 2-8 against New Haven since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Leo Lions will head out to square off against the New Haven Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Saturday, Leo didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Norwell, but they still walked away with a 56-51 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
Meanwhile, New Haven's game on Tuesday was all tied up 28-28 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 66-65 to Fort Wayne Bishop Luers. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 159th, while the Knights are ranked 20th).
Leo's win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for New Haven, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Leo was able to grind out a solid victory over New Haven when the teams last played back in January of 2024, winning 66-57. The rematch might be a little tougher for Leo since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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