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| 02/02/24 - Home | 68-56 W |
| 02/03/23 - Neutral | 43-48 L |
| 02/19/22 - Home | 50-40 W |
| 02/04/22 - Home | 55-45 W |
| 01/29/21 - Neutral | 50-56 L |
| + 5 more games |
Pandora-Gilboa and Liberty-Benton are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2015, but not for long. The Pandora-Gilboa Rockets just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Liberty-Benton Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Pandora-Gilboa has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Liberty-Benton will arrive with 12 straight wins.
Pandora-Gilboa is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Fort Jennings on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Pandora-Gilboa lost 58-33 to Fort Jennings. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 489th, while the Musketeers are ranked 218th).
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Liberty-Benton over Elmwood in every quarter on their way to victory on Tuesday. Liberty-Benton blew past Elmwood 51-30. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 contests by 21 points or more this season.
Liberty-Benton pushed their record up to 19-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road. As for Pandora-Gilboa, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-12.
Pandora-Gilboa was able to grind out a solid win over Liberty-Benton in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, winning 68-56. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pandora-Gilboa since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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