Eastern is preparing for their first conference matchup of the season on Friday. They will face off against the Northwest Mohawks at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
On Saturday, the Eagles came up short against the Warriors and fell 51-44. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 413th, while the Warriors are ranked 116th).
Meanwhile, Northwest fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Whiteoak on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 71-67 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats. The Mohawks were up 32-12 in the second quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead.
The Eagles' record now sits at 2-4. As for Northwest, the loss was their first at home, dropping their record down to 5-4.
Everything went Eastern's way against Northwest when the teams last played back in February, as Eastern made off with a 59-39 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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