The Springfield Tigers are taking a road trip to challenge the Leetonia Bears at 6:15 p.m. on Saturday. Springfield will be strutting in after a win while Leetonia will be coming in after a defeat.
Springfield is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Jackson-Milton 76-24 on Tuesday. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 36 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Leetonia was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They had to suffer through a 75-30 loss at the hands of Crestview.
Springfield will have to contain Dylan Johns as he made an impact in Leetonia's last game. He went 5-for-10 on his way to 14 points.
The victory made it two in a row for Springfield and bumps their season record up to 6-3. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 54 points in those games. As for Leetonia, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Springfield strolled past Leetonia when the teams last played back in December of 2016 by a score of 59-41. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bears turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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