The Northwest Mohawks will head out to take on the Eastern Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Saturday, Northwest was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 56-51 to Portsmouth West.
Meanwhile, Eastern came tearing into Saturday's game with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came within six points of losing the streak, but they secured a 60-54 W against the Panthers. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 155th, while the Panthers are ranked 418th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Eastern's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.8 points over those games. As for Northwest, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-9.
Northwest didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Eastern in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 54-49 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northwest since the team 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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