The Eastern Eagles will head out to face off against the St. Xavier Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Eastern has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while St. Xavier will arrive with seven straight wins.
Eastern came up into this matchup off a tough 23-point defeat on Wednesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Waggener by a score of 62-60 on Friday.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but St. Xavier ultimately got the result they hoped for on Sunday. They came out on top against Trinity by a score of 77-67. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked second, while the Shamrocks are ranked 53rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Xavier's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 86.0 points per game. As for Eastern, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10.
Eastern was dealt a bruising 87-59 defeat at the hands of St. Xavier in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Can Eastern avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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