Eastern lost to Southern back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Eagles took a blow against the Tornadoes, falling 70-42. 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 622nd, while the Tornadoes are ranked 250th).
This is the second loss in a row for Eastern and nudges their season record down to 7-14. As for Southern, the win (which was their 14th in a row) raised their record to 16-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Eastern and Fort Frye will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. As for Southern, they and South Gallia will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played.
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