The Rock Hill Redmen will take on the Eastern Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Rock Hill has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Eastern will arrive with six straight victories.
On Friday, Rock Hill came up short against Fairland and fell 67-58. While losing is never fun, the Redmen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 516th, while the Dragons are ranked 250th).
Rylan Barker
| 02/20/26 @ Fairland | 20 |
| 02/13/26 @ Ironton | 15 |
| 02/10/26 vs Chesapeake | 11 |
| 02/09/26 @ Portsmouth West | 6 |
| 02/07/26 @ South Point | 6 |
| + 16 more games |
Rock Hill's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Kelan Davidson, who dropped a double-double with 17 points and 12 boards, and Rylan Barker, who dropped a double-double with 20 points and ten assists. Barker continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Carson Medinger was another key player, putting up five points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Eastern). They blew past Western 70-39 on Saturday. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 22 points or more this season.
Rock Hill's loss dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Eastern, their win bumped their record up to 15-7.
Things could have been worse for Rock Hill, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 53-34 loss to Eastern when the teams last played back in February of 2018. Can the Redmen avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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