Eastern lost to Gallia Academy back in November of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Eagles came up short against the Blue Devils, falling 67-45. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 682nd, while the Blue Devils are ranked 295th).
Mallory Petro produced another solid performance almost dropping a double-double with 21 points and nine steals for Gallia Academy. The Blue Devils are 6-2 when Petro posts three or more steals, but 2-3 otherwise. Maggie Davis was another key player, dropping a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Eastern and nudges their season record down to 2-8. As for Gallia Academy, they pushed their record up to 8-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Eastern wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 56-53 loss against Symmes Valley on the 8th. As for Gallia Academy, they will face off against Waverly at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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