Basketball Game Preview: Beaver Local Beavers vs. East Liverpool Potters

Beaver Local hasn't had much luck against East Liverpool recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Beaver Local Beavers will be playing in front of their home fans against the East Liverpool Potters at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

East Liverpool is hoping to do what Buckeye Local couldn't on Friday: put an end to Beaver Local's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Beaver Local blew past Buckeye Local, posting a 61-20 win. The contest marked the Beavers' most dominant victory of the season so far.

Meanwhile, East Liverpool scored the most points they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They took an 83-79 hit to the loss column at the hands of Canfield. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (69), the Potters still had to take the loss.

Beaver Local will have to contain Cohen Pease as he made an impact in East Liverpool's last game. He went 8 for 13 from beyond the arc on his way to 36 points. With that strong performance, Pease is now averaging an impressive 17.4 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Adkins, who went 5 of 6 on his way to 10 points.

Even though they lost, East Liverpool was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

East Liverpool's defeat dropped their record down to 8-2. As for Beaver Local, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.

Beaver Local came up short against East Liverpool when the teams last played on December 6th, falling 62-53. Will Beaver Local have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.