Basketball Game Preview: Beaver Local Beavers vs. Hubbard Eagles

The Beaver Local Beavers will challenge the Hubbard Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

Beaver Local easily dispatched Buckeye Local on Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Beaver Local fell just short of Salem by a score of 67-64 on Saturday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Beavers came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 213th, while the Quakers are ranked 596th).

Meanwhile, Hubbard came up short against Poland Seminary on Saturday and fell 51-39. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Beaver Local's loss dropped their record down to 13-5. As for Hubbard, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-13.

Beaver Local beat Hubbard 65-54 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Does Beaver Local have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hubbard turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.