Basketball Game Preview: Nelsonville-York Buckeyes vs. Berne Union Rockets

The Nelsonville-York Buckeyes and the Berne Union Rockets will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Nelsonville-York has three straight wins, Berne Union has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Nelsonville-York will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Trimble, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Nelsonville-York put the hurt on Trimble with a sharp 61-41 victory on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Berne Union didn't have quite enough to beat Fairfield Christian Academy on Saturday and fell 58-56.

Nelsonville-York's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Berne Union, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.

Everything came up roses for Nelsonville-York against Berne Union in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, as the squad secured a 68-33 victory. In that contest, Nelsonville-York amassed a halftime lead of 33-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.