The Leetonia Bears and the Lordstown Red Devils will round out the year against one another at at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Leetonia and three for Lordstown.
Leetonia is headed into the matchup having just suffered their closest loss since December 1, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of Wellsville by a score of 52-49. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Bears have suffered against the Tigers since February 4, 2020.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 60-25, which was the final score in Lordstown's tilt against Mineral Ridge on Saturday.
Leetonia's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Lordstown, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Everything came up roses for Leetonia against Lordstown in their previous matchup back in January, as the team secured a 66-39 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Leetonia 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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