Basketball Game Preview: Hartville Eagles vs. Norwood Pirates

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Previous Games

01/17/25 - Away	36-42 L
02/16/24 - Home	65-51 W
01/25/24 - Neutral	58-37 W
02/24/23 - Home	53-33 W
01/27/23 - Neutral	58-46 W
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Hartville has gone 8-2 against Norwood recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Hartville Eagles will challenge the Norwood Pirates at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Hartville picked up another tournament win on Thursday. They put the hurt on West Plains with a sharp 54-31 victory. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 23 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Norwood had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They walked away with a 66-57 win over the Eagles. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Eagles are ranked 152nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Hartville has also been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which lines up perfectly with their 15-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.5 points per game. As for Norwood, their victory bumped their record up to 18-1.

Hartville came up short against Norwood when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 42-36. Can Hartville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.