Riverdale is 1-9 against Liberty-Benton since December of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Riverdale Falcons face off against the Liberty-Benton Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Riverdale is headed into the match having just suffered their closest loss since February 24, 2024 on Monday. They fell just short of Kenton by a score of 44-42. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 262nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 61st).
Meanwhile, Liberty-Benton was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 49-44 to Crestview. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Knights: they've now lost three in a row.
Liberty-Benton's loss dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Riverdale, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-6.
Riverdale was taken down by Liberty-Benton 60-25 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Riverdale avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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