Basketball Game Preview: Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Blue Jays vs. Eastern Warriors

Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington is 2-8 against Eastern since January of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Blue Jays will challenge the Eastern Warriors at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three contests.

On Wednesday, Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington ended up a good deal behind Whiteoak and lost 78-59.

Meanwhile, Eastern had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Tigers 52-50.

Eastern has also been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.9 points per game. As for Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington, their loss dropped their record down to 2-15.

Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington took a serious blow against Eastern in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 66-35. Can Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.