Eastern is on a three-game streak of home losses, Point Pleasant a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Tuesday. The Eastern Eagles will welcome the Point Pleasant Big Blacks at 7:30 p.m. Both are at an even 3-3 against one another since December of 2016, but likely not for long.
Eastern fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Southern on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Tornadoes by a score of 64-61. That's two games in a row now that the Eagles have lost by exactly three points.
Meanwhile, Point Pleasant lost to Portsmouth West at home by a 55-38 margin on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Big Blacks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 459th in West Virginia, while the Senators are ranked 215th in Ohio).
Point Pleasant's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Eastern, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.
Eastern came out on top in a nail-biter against Point Pleasant in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, sneaking past 50-47. Will Eastern repeat their success, or does Point Pleasant have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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