East is 1-6 against Northwest since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The East Tartans will head out on the road to challenge the Northwest Mohawks at 8:00 p.m.
East is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Saturday. They took a 44-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of Fairview. While losing is never fun, the Tartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 715th in Ohio, while the Eagles are ranked 253rd in Kentucky).
Meanwhile, Northwest didn't have too much trouble with Adena on Saturday as they won 64-48. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mohawks.
Northwest is also on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.2 points per game. As for East, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
East took a serious blow against Northwest when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 68-39. Can East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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