The Wauseon Indians will square off against the Liberty Center Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Wauseon will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Wauseon will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Napoleon, who they had gone 0-7 against in their seven prior meetings. Wauseon walked away with a 43-35 win over Napoleon on Saturday. 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.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Liberty Center, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. In a tight game that could have gone either way, they made off with a 24-23 victory over Holgate. The 24-point effort marked Liberty Center's lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Liberty Center pushed their record up to 4-5 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.0 points per game. As for Wauseon, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
Everything came up roses for Wauseon against Liberty Center when the teams last played on Thursday, as the squad secured a 53-26 win. Will Wauseon repeat their success, or does Liberty Center have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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