Basketball Game Preview: Eastern Warriors vs. Chesapeake Panthers

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Previous 3 Games

01/15/22 - Neutral	63-51 W
01/18/20 - Neutral	75-45 W
01/21/17 - Neutral	57-34 W

Eastern has gone a perfect 3-0 against Chesapeake recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Eastern Warriors will take on the Chesapeake Panthers at 8:30 p.m. Eastern is coming into the game hot, having won their last ten games.

Eastern had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 30-point drubbing they dealt Northwest on Friday. Eastern claimed a resounding 65-35 victory over Northwest. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 22 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Chesapeake was able to grind out a solid win over Alexander on Friday, taking the game 59-46. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while the Spartans are ranked 685th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Eastern's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-4. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.4 points over those games. As for Chesapeake, their win bumped their record up to 20-3.

Eastern beat Chesapeake 63-51 when the teams last played back in January of 2022. Will Eastern repeat their success, or does Chesapeake have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.