Basketball Game Preview: East Mecklenburg Eagles vs. Garinger Wildcats

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Previous Games

12/20/24 - Away	70-45 W
01/30/24 - Away	71-41 W
12/12/23 - Home	89-50 W
02/14/23 - Home	73-33 W
01/24/23 - Home	87-51 W
+ 5 more games

East Mecklenburg is 10-0 against Garinger since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The East Mecklenburg Eagles will host the Garinger Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. East Mecklenburg will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.

It was a Battle of the Birds when East Mecklenburg faced off against Rocky River on Friday. East Mecklenburg secured a 43-39 W over Rocky River. That's two games straight that the Eagles have won by exactly four points.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Garinger). They snuck past Jackson Day with a 70-65 win on Monday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Wildcats as it spelled an end to their ten-game losing streak.

East Mecklenburg's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-7. As for Garinger, their victory ended a 19-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-14.

Everything went East Mecklenburg's way against Garinger in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as East Mecklenburg made off with a 70-45 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Garinger's Aaron Lawler, who went 6 for 14 en route to 26 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will East Mecklenburg still be able to contain Lawler? There's only one way to find out.