The Western Reserve Blue Devils will challenge the East Palestine Bulldogs at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday.
On Thursday, Western Reserve didn't have quite enough to beat Springfield and fell 51-49. The Blue Devils have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, East Palestine hadn't done well against Southern recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. East Palestine strolled past Southern with points to spare, taking the game 67-50. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
East Palestine's win came from a few key players Western Reserve will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Will Dixon, who went 6-for-10 en route to 12 points along with seven boards and six assists. That's the most rebounds he has posted since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Kyler Bourne, who went 8-for-13 to rack up 16 points and six boards.
The win got East Palestine back to even at 10-10. As for Western Reserve, their loss dropped their record down to 12-9.
Everything came up roses for Western Reserve against East Palestine in their previous matchup back in December of 2016, as the team secured a 94-48 victory. Does Western Reserve have another victory up their sleeve, or will East Palestine turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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