The Batavia Bulldogs are taking a road trip to square off against the Eastern Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Batavia sitting on ten straight wins and Eastern on four.
On Saturday, Batavia earned a 51-43 victory over Finneytown. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 230th, while the Wildcats are ranked 574th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Eastern got the win against Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington on Friday by a conclusive 59-33. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 24 points or more this season.
Batavia pushed their record up to 12-3 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points per game. As for Eastern, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
Batavia didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Eastern when the teams last played back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 72-67 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Batavia 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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