After flying high against Western last Thursday, Eastern came back down to earth. The Eastern Eagles were beaten by the South Gallia Rebels 71-40 on Monday. 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 633rd, while the Rebels are ranked 283rd).
Eastern's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for South Gallia, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-5.
The future could be bright for both Eastern and South Gallia: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Eastern will try to hand Oak Hill their tenth-straight defeat when the two meet at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, South Gallia will look to extend Western's 13-game losing streak when the meet at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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