The Eastern Eagles just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Alexander Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Eastern's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three contests.
Eastern will bounce into Saturday's match after beating Trimble, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Eastern took down Trimble 63-45 on Friday.
Meanwhile, Alexander came up short against Meigs on Tuesday, falling 70-49. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 693rd, while the Marauders are ranked 118th).
Alexander dropped their record down to 6-13 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Eastern, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-8 record this season.
Eastern took their victory against Alexander in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 62-37. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eastern since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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