The Liberty Center Tigers will venture away from home to take on the Wauseon Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Liberty Center turned things around against Holgate on Saturday. They pulled ahead with a 24-23 photo finish over the Tigers. The 24-point effort marked Liberty Center's lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Wauseon waltzed into their game on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Wildcats by a score of 43-35. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 127th, while the Wildcats are ranked 343rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Liberty Center's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-5. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.0 points per game. As for Wauseon, their record is now 8-2.
Liberty Center was dealt a bruising 53-26 defeat at the hands of Wauseon in their previous meeting on Thursday. Can Liberty Center avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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