The New Hope Christian Academy Statesmen will challenge the Eastern Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with New Hope Christian Academy sitting on seven straight wins and Eastern on six.
Last Thursday, New Hope Christian Academy strolled past High Street Christian Academy with points to spare, taking the game 61-47.
Meanwhile, Eastern didn't have too much trouble with South Gallia on Friday as they won 67-53. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 176th, while the Rebels are ranked 710th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Eastern's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.2 points per game. As for New Hope Christian Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season.
New Hope Christian Academy and Eastern were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in February of 2024, but New Hope Christian Academy came up empty-handed after a 65-64 defeat. Can New Hope Christian Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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