The Defiance Bulldogs will face off against the Fairview Apaches at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday.
Defiance is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Kenton on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Defiance had to suffer through a 62-27 loss at the hands of Kenton. 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 421st, while the Wildcats are ranked 76th).
Fairview hasn't had quite the year their fans were hoping for to this point, but back-to-back wins may be a sign of good things to come. They took down Antwerp 44-28 on Thursday.
This is the second loss in a row for Defiance and nudges their season record down to 6-11. As for Fairview, their win bumped their record up to an identical 6-11.
Defiance took a serious blow against Fairview in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 68-34. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Defiance was down 39-16.
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