The Van Buren Black Knights will head out to face off against the Liberty-Benton Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Van Buren took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They claimed a resounding 73-34 win over Cory-Rawson. With the Black Knights ahead 44-19 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Liberty-Benton entered their contest against Perrysburg on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Liberty-Benton took a 69-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of Perrysburg. While the Eagles didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Yellow Jackets 17-12 in the first quarter.
Liberty-Benton's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-1. As for Van Buren, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-3 record.
Van Buren came up short against Liberty-Benton when the teams last played back in February, falling 54-43. Can Van Buren avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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