Leetonia suffered their biggest loss since December 7, 2024 on Tuesday. They were dealt a 69-35 defeat at the hands of the Valley Christian Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 809th, while the Eagles are ranked 298th).
Despite the loss, Leetonia saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Dylan Brown went 6 of 10 on his way to 14 points.
Leetonia's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Valley Christian, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 9-2.
Leetonia will be playing in front of their home fans against Columbiana at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Columbiana is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.7 points per game this season. As for Valley Christian, they will head out on the road to take on Southern at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Valley Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Southern likes a good challenge.
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