The Van Buren Black Knights will square off against the Leipsic Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Saturday, Van Buren lost to Bluffton at home by a 58-40 margin. The Black Knights have struggled against the Pirates recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Leipsic). They came out on top in a nail-biter against Swanton on Saturday, sneaking past 67-64. While the Vikings didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Van Buren now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Leipsic, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-4.
Van Buren couldn't quite finish off Leipsic in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 and fell 66-64. Can Van Buren avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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