The Beaver Local Beavers will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Edison Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Beaver Local took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They snuck past United with a 38-33 win.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Edison). They blew past Wellsville, posting a 70-32 victory. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 268th, while the Tigers are ranked 552nd), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Edison's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.7 points per game. As for Beaver Local, their victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-7.
Beaver Local came up short against Edison in their previous meeting back in January, falling 62-56. Can Beaver Local avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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