Basketball Recap: Eastern Picks Up Sixth Consecutive Victory

Warriors

Margin (Wins)

12/17/24 @ Lynchburg-Clay	43
12/10/24 @ Manchester	34
01/18/25 vs Blanchester	34
12/13/24 @ West Union	27
01/31/25 vs Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington	26

Eastern came tearing into Wednesday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Whiteoak Wildcats with a sharp 68-45 win. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 23 points or more this season.

Eastern has also been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points per game. As for Whiteoak, they dropped their record down to 8-11 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.

Eastern will challenge Peebles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Eastern knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Peebles likes a good challenge. As for Whiteoak, a feisty cat fight is on tap when the Whiteoak Wildcats challenge the Fairfield Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.