The Eastbrook Panthers and the Tri-Central Trojans will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. The timing is sure in Eastbrook's favor as the squad sits on nine straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Tri-Central has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Eastbrook is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Wes-Del on Friday as Eastbrook made off with a 72-46 win. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Tri-Central was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 46-41 to Taylor. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 343rd, while the Titans are ranked 145th).
Eastbrook is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.2 points over those games. As for Tri-Central, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.
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