The Defiance Bulldogs and the Memorial Roughriders will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Defiance has four straight victories, Memorial has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Defiance is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Bryan: they outscored them in every quarter. Defiance took down Bryan 53-38 on Saturday. While the Bulldogs didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Meanwhile, Memorial was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 47-42 to Celina.
Defiance pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.7 points per game. As for Memorial, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Defiance ended up a good deal behind Memorial when the teams last played back in December of 2023, losing 62-45. Can Defiance avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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