Basketball Game Preview: East Marion Eagles vs. Mount Olive Pirates

The East Marion Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Mount Olive Pirates at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

East Marion can't be too happy about their upcoming road contest considering what happened when they opened their season away from home last Tuesday. They fell 62-52 to West Marion. The Eagles have struggled against the Trojans recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.

Meanwhile, Mount Olive played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against McLaurin, falling 67-29. The Pirates were down 46-23 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.