Lynchburg-Clay hasn't had much luck against Eastern recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. Having just played yesterday, the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Eastern Warriors at 7:30 p.m.
Lynchburg-Clay is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against North Adams on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Lynchburg-Clay had to suffer through a 70-42 loss at the hands of North Adams. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 641st, while the Green Devils are ranked 210th).
Meanwhile, Eastern came tearing into Friday's contest with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Indians by a score of 57-46.
Eastern's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-4. As for Lynchburg-Clay, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-11.
Lynchburg-Clay took a serious blow against Eastern when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 64-21. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Lynchburg-Clay was down 42-15.
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