The Defiance Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Liberty-Benton Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Defiance is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Elida just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. The matchup between them and the Bulldogs didn't end well, with Defiance falling 59-40.
Meanwhile, Liberty-Benton had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.6 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 65-27 win over the Panthers. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 22 points or more this season.
Liberty-Benton pushed their record up to 16-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.6 points. As for Defiance, their loss dropped their record down to 13-3.
Defiance couldn't quite finish off Liberty-Benton in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 and fell 58-56. Can Defiance avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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