Kalida is 1-7 against Liberty-Benton since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Kalida Wildcats will face off against the Liberty-Benton Eagles at 1:30 p.m.
Kalida is headed into Saturday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They fell 33-21 to Lincolnview. The match marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Despite the defeat, Kalida saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Addilyn Huber posted ten points and five rebounds. That was a full 47.6% of Kalida's points, marking the third time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points.
Even though they lost, Kalida smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive rebound total in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Liberty-Benton). They put the hurt on Ada with a sharp 68-44 win on Thursday. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 254th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 746th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kalida's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Liberty-Benton, their victory bumped their record up to 9-5.
Kalida came up short against Liberty-Benton in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 53-45. Can Kalida avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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