Edison and Buckeye Local are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2017, but not for long. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Edison Wildcats face off against the Buckeye Local Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Edison has now lost ten straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 19.
Edison is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Ridgewood on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Edison came up short against Ridgewood, falling 67-41. The Wildcats were down 52-29 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Meanwhile, Buckeye Local was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were outmatched by Beaver Local and fell 83-47. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 805th, while the Beavers are ranked 213th).
Edison's loss dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Buckeye Local, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-16.
Edison lost to Buckeye Local on the road by a decisive 65-50 margin in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Edison avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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