The Batavia Bulldogs will square off against the Geneva Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Batavia beat St. Charles North 55-49.
Meanwhile, Geneva had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 52-50 win over the Panthers. The score was all tied up 22-22 at the break, but the Vikings were the better team in the second half.
Geneva's victory was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-4. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.9 points per game. As for Batavia, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-12 record this season.
Batavia suffered a grim 62-37 defeat to Geneva when the teams last played back in December of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Batavia was down 29-7.
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