Basketball Game Preview: Eastern Eagles vs. Symmes Valley Vikings

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Previous Games

01/25/25 - Home	64-45 W
02/24/24 - Away	55-64 L
02/14/24 - Away	77-68 W
02/09/24 - Home	79-53 W
02/24/21 - Away	54-68 L
+ 5 more games

Eastern is 8-2 against Symmes Valley since December of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Eastern Eagles will challenge the Symmes Valley Vikings at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Eastern sitting on seven straight victories and Symmes Valley on four.

Eastern is headed into the matchup having just posted their closest win since January 3rd on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against New Hope Christian Academy, sneaking past 64-62.

Meanwhile, Symmes Valley didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Northwest on Wednesday, but they still walked away with a 58-52 victory.

Symmes Valley's win came from a few key players Eastern will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Bronx Carpenter, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds. Ethan Smith was another key player, putting up 16 points and six boards.

Symmes Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.

Eastern's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.1 points per game. As for Symmes Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 13-5.

Eastern strolled past Symmes Valley in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a score of 64-45. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eastern since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.