Champion and Liberty are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Champion Golden Flashes will head out to face off against the Liberty Leopards at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Champion will be strutting in after a win while Liberty will be coming in after a defeat.
Champion will head into Saturday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a 20-point loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Brookfield 60-57. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Golden Flashes as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Champion to victory, but perhaps none more so than Christian Williams, who went 8 of 15 en route to 20 points and five assists. Braylen Braham was another key player, putting up 12 points and five boards.
Champion smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Liberty was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took a blow against LaBrae, falling 75-40. While losing is never fun, the Leopards can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 734th, while the Vikings are ranked 313th).
Champion's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-13. As for Liberty, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.
Champion didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Liberty in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 54-49 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Champion 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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