If Eastern was riding high fresh off their 46-25 takedown of Lynchburg-Clay on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Warriors fell just short of the Fayetteville-Perry Rockets by a score of 28-26 on Friday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Warriors came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 113th, while the Rockets are ranked 239th).
Eastern's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 9-1 and their overall record down to 13-2. As for Fayetteville-Perry, they pushed their record up to 13-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Eastern will challenge Batavia at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Fayetteville-Perry, they will face off against Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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