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| 01/16/25 - Away | 45-25 W |
| 12/02/24 - Home | 56-20 W |
| 02/01/24 - Away | 48-32 W |
| 01/24/24 - Home | 48-34 W |
| 01/26/23 - Away | 52-60 L |
| + 5 more games |
Trimble is 8-2 against Eastern since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Tomcats will be home for the holidays to greet the Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Trimble will be strutting in after a victory while Eastern will be coming in after a defeat.
Trimble barely beat Nelsonville-York the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Tomcats blew past the Buckeyes 64-44 on Saturday. That looming 64-44 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Tomcats yet this season.
Meanwhile, Eastern entered their contest against Belpre on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Eagles took a 54-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Golden Eagles. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Eagles came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 299th).
Trimble now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Eastern, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-2.
Everything went Trimble's way against Eastern when the teams last played back in January, as Trimble made off with a 45-25 win. In that matchup, the Tomcats amassed a halftime lead of 29-9, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
