Defiance and Kenton are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2015, but not for long. The Defiance Bulldogs will host the Kenton Wildcats at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday.
Defiance is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Patrick Henry just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a blow against the Patriots, falling 53-26. The Bulldogs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-8.
Meanwhile, Kenton had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.4 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Saturday. They strolled past the Cougars with points to spare, taking the game 59-41. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 76th, while the Cougars are ranked 619th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kenton pushed their record up to 12-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Defiance, their loss dropped their record down to 6-10.
Defiance was taken down by Kenton 71-41 in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Will Defiance have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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