Napoleon is 2-7 against Defiance since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Napoleon Wildcats are taking a road trip to take on the Defiance Bulldogs at 7:15 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Napoleon came up short against Perrysburg and fell 71-58. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 374th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 74th).
Defiance has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell 56-47 to Liberty-Benton on Saturday.
Napoleon's loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Defiance, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-4.
Napoleon beat Defiance 56-45 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Napoleon since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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