The East Liverpool Potters will take on the Oak Glen Golden Bears at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. East Liverpool knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Oak Glen likes a good challenge.
East Liverpool is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. 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 two weeks ago (69), the Potters still had to take the loss.
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Despite the defeat, East Liverpool got top-tier performance from Cohen Pease, who went 8 for 13 from beyond the arc on his way to 36 points. Pease has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last six times he's played. Blake Adkins was another key player, going 5 for 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.
Meanwhile, Oak Glen was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a hard 55-41 fall against Catholic Central. While losing is never fun, the Golden Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 564th in West Virginia, while the Crusaders are ranked 188th in Ohio).
East Liverpool will need focus on slowing down Tyler Evans, one of several Oak Glen players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Weekley, who had eight points.
Oak Glen's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for East Liverpool, their loss dropped their record down to 8-2.
East Liverpool took their win against Oak Glen in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 by a conclusive 77-51. In that game, East Liverpool amassed a halftime lead of 38-16, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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