East Liverpool has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Tri-Valley Scotties at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in East Liverpool's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three matchups.
With a playoff game on the line, East Liverpool rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Little Muskies by a score of 62-49. Given East Liverpool's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 128th, while John Glenn is ranked 265th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Tri-Valley had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35.5 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. They managed a 48-42 win over New Philadelphia.
East Liverpool's victory bumped their record up to 18-6. As for Tri-Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season.
East Liverpool came up short against Tri-Valley when the teams last played back in March of 2022, falling 47-38. Can East Liverpool avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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