After three games on the road, East Palestine is heading back home. They will take on the Academy for Urban Scholars Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Last Saturday, East Palestine had to suffer through a rough 70-32 loss at the hands of the Eagles. East Palestine has not had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
East Palestine's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Kyler Bourne, who scored nine points along with eight rebounds, and Owen Jurjavicic who scored 13 points along with eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, Academy for Urban Scholars took a serious blow against the Lions last Friday, falling 68-22. Academy for Urban Scholars has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
East Palestine has not been sharp recently as the team's lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season. As for Academy for Urban Scholars, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-14.
East Palestine strolled past the Hawks in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 61-47. Will East Palestine repeat their success, or do the Hawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
