The Eastern Eagles will face off against the Northwest Mohawks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Eastern knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine games -- so hopefully Northwest likes a good challenge.
On Saturday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Eastern beat Southeastern 60-54. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 155th, while the Panthers are ranked 418th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Northwest was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 56-51 to Portsmouth West.
Eastern pushed their record up to 17-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.8 points over those games. As for Northwest, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-9.
Eastern came up short against Northwest when the teams last played back in January, falling 54-49. Will Eastern have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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