The Eastern Eagles will take on the Waverly Tigers in a holiday battle at at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Eastern is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Eastern will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Federal Hocking, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Eastern enjoyed a cozy 68-53 win over Federal Hocking on Tuesday. While the Eagles didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Meanwhile, Waverly can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Tuesday. They snuck past Northwest with a 42-37 victory.
Eastern pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.7 points per game. As for Waverly, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
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