Defiance and Swanton are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2015, but not for long. The Defiance Bulldogs will face off against the Swanton Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Defiance will be strutting in after a victory while Swanton will be coming in after a defeat.
On Saturday, Defiance was able to grind out a solid win over Fairview, taking the game 57-45.
Meanwhile, Swanton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They took a blow against Delta, falling 69-12. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 705th, while the Panthers are ranked 67th).
Defiance will have to contain Carli Lagrange as she made an impact in Swanton's last game. She posted three points and four steals.
Swanton's defeat dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Defiance, their victory bumped their record up to 7-11.
Everything went Defiance's way against Swanton in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as Defiance made off with a 66-44 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Defiance since the team 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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