Valley Christian has enjoyed a two-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Leetonia Bears at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Valley Christian had to settle for a 54-51 defeat against Columbiana. Valley Christian has struggled against Columbiana recently, as their contest on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Leetonia had to suffer through a rough 72-37 loss at the hands of David Anderson. While losing is never fun, Leetonia can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 655th, while David Anderson is ranked 50th).
Valley Christian now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Leetonia, they bumped their record down to 1-4 with that defeat, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Valley Christian against Leetonia in their previous matchup back in January as the team secured a 54-14 win. Does Valley Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Leetonia turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
