The Rock Hill Redmen will head out on the road to square off against the Eastern Warriors at 10:40 a.m. on Saturday. Rock Hill is hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Rock Hill suffered their biggest defeat since December 7, 2023 on Thursday. They were outmatched by Fairland on the road and fell 72-29. While losing is never fun, Rock Hill can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 471st, while Fairland is ranked sixth).
Meanwhile, Eastern's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their third straight loss. They took a 37-23 bruising from Peebles.
Rock Hill has been struggling recently, as they've lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season. As for Eastern, they have fallen quite a ways from their 14-5 record last season and are now at 5-8.
Rock Hill took a serious blow against Eastern when the teams last played back in February of 2017, falling 63-23. Can Rock Hill avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
