Basketball Game Preview: Southeastern Panthers vs. Southern Tornadoes

The Southeastern Panthers will challenge the Southern Tornadoes at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

On Saturday, Southeastern was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 60-54 to Eastern. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 418th, while the Eagles are ranked 155th).

Meanwhile, Southern came tearing into Saturday's match with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.1 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took their game with ease, bagging a 56-27 victory over the Falcons. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Tornadoes have posted against the Falcons since February 12, 2019.

Southeastern's defeat dropped their record down to 14-7. As for Southern, they pushed their record up to 16-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.