Chesapeake hasn't had much luck against Eastern recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Chesapeake Panthers will take on the Eastern Warriors in a tournament on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Chesapeake's tournament run continued when they took on Alexander on Friday. Chesapeake walked away with a 59-46 win over Alexander. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while the Spartans are ranked 685th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Eastern waltzed into their game on Friday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They breezed past the Mohawks to the tune of 65-35. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 22 points or more this season.
Eastern's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.4 points over those games. As for Chesapeake, their win bumped their record up to 20-3.
Chesapeake came up short against Eastern when the teams last played back in January of 2022, falling 63-51. Can Chesapeake avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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