The East Palestine Bulldogs just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Rootstown Rovers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
East Palestine is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 83 points on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Springfield on Monday. They were outmatched by the Tigers and fell 65-26. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Rootstown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a blow against John F. Kennedy Catholic, falling 77-48. While losing is never fun, the Rovers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 778th, while the Eagles are ranked 182nd).
East Palestine's defeat dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Rootstown, their loss dropped their record down to 4-16.
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