Hubbard is 0-4 against Southeast since December of 2016 but things could change on Saturday. The Eagles will host the Pirates at 12:30 p.m.
Hubbard easily dispatched East last Thursday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Eagles fell just short of Girard by a score of 48-45 on Monday. 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 390th, while the Indians are ranked 176th).
Despite the loss, Hubbard got top-tier performance from Chloe Cicero, who shot 60% from the field to rack up 16 points along with seven assists and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Aniyah McElroy, who posted six points and five boards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Southeast). They put the hurt on Champion with a sharp 70-45 victory on Thursday. The Pirates have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 22 points or more this season.
Southeast has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.0 points over those games. As for Hubbard, they now have a losing record of 6-7.
Hubbard was taken down by Southeast 80-35 in their previous meeting back in February of 2020. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Eagles were down 45-17.
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