The East Tartans basketball squad (Sciotoville, OH), was crushed 70-34 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the visiting Eastern Eagles (Beaver, OH)

With the victory, Eastern advances its record to 8-1 on the year. The Eagles travel to Northwest (McDermott, OH) to meet the Mohawks in a Southern Ohio II battle on Friday, January 17. The Mohawks enter the battle with a record of 6-4. Northwest lost 58-52 in their recent non-league battle against Notre Dame (Portsmouth, OH)

The Tartans now own a 3-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Glenwood for a Southern Ohio I battle on Friday, January 17. East will meet a Tigers squad coming off a 63-45 non-league loss to South Gallia (Crown City, OH). The Tigers record now stands at 0-10.