The Liberty Union Lions will venture away from home to take on the Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Liberty Union comes in on three and Johnstown-Monroe on five.
Liberty Union saw some tournament action on Tuesday. They came out on top against Lakewood by a score of 54-43. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 218th, while the Lancers are ranked 524th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Johnstown-Monroe strolled past Northridge with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 52-34.
Liberty Union's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-10. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points over those games. As for Johnstown-Monroe, their victory bumped their record up to 18-3.
Everything went Liberty Union's way against Johnstown-Monroe in their previous meeting back in December of 2017, as Liberty Union made off with a 57-35 win. Does Liberty Union have another victory up their sleeve, or will Johnstown-Monroe turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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