Bunker Hill hasn't had much luck against East Burke recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Bunker Hill Bears will head out on the road to square off against the East Burke Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Bunker Hill is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Friday. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 74-70 heartbreaker at the hands of West Lincoln.
Meanwhile, East Burke was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 66-46 to Newton-Conover. The game marked the Cavaliers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Bunker Hill's loss dropped their record down to 2-18. As for East Burke, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-12.
Bunker Hill ended up a good deal behind East Burke in their previous meeting back in January, losing 67-51. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of East Burke's Owen Hartmann, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 19 points along with six assists and four steals. Now that Bunker Hill knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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