Eastern came up into this matchup off a tough 27-point defeat last Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the Northwestern Tigers by a score of 44-41 on Saturday. The Comets haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Eastern's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Northwestern, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Eastern will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Delphi Community at 6:00 p.m. on January 17th. As for Northwestern, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Peru at 7:30 p.m. Peru knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Northwestern likes a good challenge.
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