Basketball Game Preview: Canton-Galva Eagles vs. Peabody-Burns Warriors

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Previous Games

02/02/24 - Away	73-40 W
02/03/23 - Home	85-20 W
02/08/22 - Home	55-34 W
02/09/21 - Away	76-74 W
02/14/20 - Home	71-60 W
+ 2 more games

Canton-Galva is 7-0 against Peabody-Burns since February of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Canton-Galva Eagles will welcome the Peabody-Burns Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Peabody-Burns took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Canton-Galva, who comes in off a win.

If Canton-Galva beats Peabody-Burns with 68 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Canton-Galva breezed by Herington to the tune of 68-41 on Tuesday. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 20 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Peabody-Burns was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were dealt a 71-26 loss at the hands of Rural Vista [Hope/White City]. The Warriors were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-8.

Canton-Galva will have to keep a close watch on Jameson Miles and Aiden Hurst, a pair of players who had a big impact on Peabody-Burns' prior game. Miles posted 15 points and six rebounds, while Hurst scored ten points. That was a full 57.7% of Peabody-Burns' points, marking the fifth time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points.

Canton-Galva is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 22.7 points. As for Peabody-Burns, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.

Everything came up roses for Canton-Galva against Peabody-Burns when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as the team secured a 73-40 victory. Does Canton-Galva have another victory up their sleeve, or will Peabody-Burns turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.