Danbury is 1-9 against Hopewell-Loudon since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Danbury Lakers will head out on the road to square off against the Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains at 7:00 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Danbury has struggled recently with seven defeats in a row, while Hopewell-Loudon will arrive with eight straight wins.
Last Friday, Danbury was beaten by Gibsonburg 78-45. Danbury was down 59-31 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
In what's become a running theme this season, Hopewell-Loudon gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. They really took it to Riverdale for the full four quarters, racking up a 66-37 win on the road. Given Hopewell-Loudon's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 163rd, while Riverdale is ranked 624th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Danbury dropped their record down to 3-17 with that loss, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Hopewell-Loudon, their win bumped their record up to 19-2.
Danbury was taken down by Hopewell-Loudon 81-44 when the teams last played back in January. Can Danbury avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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