McComb is 2-8 against Liberty-Benton since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The McComb Panthers will face off against the Liberty-Benton Eagles at 7:30 p.m. McComb has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
McComb is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on Wednesday with ease, bagging a 74-43 win over Vanlue. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Panthers have posted against the Wildcats since December 18, 2015.
Meanwhile, Liberty-Benton waltzed into their contest on Saturday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They took down the Eagles 57-40. Given Liberty-Benton's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 70th, while Eastwood is ranked 396th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Liberty-Benton pushed their record up to 15-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.6 points per game. As for McComb, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-13.
McComb might still be hurting after the 54-28 defeat they got from Liberty-Benton in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can McComb avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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