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

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Previous Games

02/02/24 - Away	66-35 W
12/06/22 - Home	41-33 W
12/07/21 - Neutral	56-61 L
01/20/21 - Neutral	68-34 W
12/19/20 - Neutral	55-33 W
+ 5 more games

Eastern is 8-2 against Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington since January of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Eastern Warriors will welcome the Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Blue Jays at 7:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Eastern's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington has been banged up by 12 consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.

Eastern will head into Tuesday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 24) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 52-50 victory over Waverly.

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

Eastern has 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. The wins 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.

Everything came up roses for Eastern against Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as the squad secured a 66-35 win. Does Eastern have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.