Basketball Game Preview: Struthers Wildcats vs. East

By Team Reports Jan 19, 2025, 12:14am

Basketball Preview: Struthers Wildcats vs. East

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The Struthers Wildcats will venture away from home to challenge East at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. East took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Struthers, who comes in off a win.

Struthers will bounce into Monday's contest after beating Poland Seminary, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Struthers snuck past Poland Seminary with a 42-38 win on Thursday. The Wildcats didn't have much to brag about two games back, but this victory makes it their second in a row.

Meanwhile, East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a hard 48-31 fall against Lakeview.

East now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Struthers, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-10.

Struthers didn't have too much breathing room in their game against East in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 35-29 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Struthers since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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