The Batavia Bulldogs will square off against the Finneytown Wildcats at 7:15 p.m. on Saturday. The timing is sure in Batavia's favor as the team sits on six straight wins at home while Finneytown has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road.
Batavia is headed into the game having just posted their closest win since December 8, 2023 on Friday. They had just enough and edged New Richmond out 42-39. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 230th, while the Lions are ranked 593rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Finneytown came up short against Taylor on Friday and fell 60-52.
Batavia's victory bumped their record up to 11-3. As for Finneytown, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.
Batavia beat Finneytown 52-43 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Will Batavia repeat their success, or does Finneytown have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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