The Leo Lions will venture away from home to challenge the Homestead Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Two weeks ago, Leo came up short against Huntington North and fell 68-59.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Homestead's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took a 54-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of Zionsville. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Eagles are ranked 17th).
Homestead's loss dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Leo, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Leo didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Homestead when the teams last played back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 53-48 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Leo since the squad 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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