DOVER - The Strasburg Tigers will be favored to grab their 2nd Eastern Ohio Class B District Basketball Crown in 3 years when they face the rampaging Baltic Eagles at Memorial Hall tonight at 8.00. The favorite's toga is worn by the Tigers by virtue of their 83-61 triumph over the Eagles on Flyers's floor midway in the regular season.
Since that time, Head Coach Jim Ross' Orange and Black have racked up 15 victories in 17 outings and have been playing outstanding ball since they were upset by the Gnadenhutten Indians 57-52 on the 2nd night of the county tournament jousts. The Bengals boasting a 24-2 record in comparison with Baltic's 22-6 mark, has won 7 consecutive contests since losing to the Sandy Valley Cardinals 68-57 in the final week of the regular season campaign.
Head Coach Ken Newlon's powerful Cats have racked up an impressive tournament record on the Memorial Hall hardwood and the streak was capped by a record-shattering performance against the Yorkville Ductillites on Thursday night. Strasburg's talented performers have averaged a tremendous 97.5 points per game in the 6 tourney victories thus far, while permitting the opposition to a 59.5 in that period of time.
The Tiger Reserves have played half as much as the starters in the last 3 contests with the undefeated 2nd string having chalked up nearly 4 complete quarters in those games. Baltic has gained the District finals for the 1st time in the school's history and the Eagles have displayed a driving type of basketball that has meant the difference between victory and defeat.
The Flyers have averaged 71 points in 8 tournament contests, while permitting 64 to the opposition. The Baltic path through the tournament has been one of constant alertness from the time the Eagles nipped the Sugasrcreek-Shanesville Pirates at the wire in their 1st game after being upset by the Indians.
The Flyers victory skein has been kept together through some tough scraps with only a 69-39 win over the Bolivar Cardinals standing out as the contest in which Baltic has been able to relax in the stretch. The Eagles nipped Sugarcreek-Shanesville 63-59, edged past the Tuscarawas Broncos 75-71 in an overtime, nicked Gnadenhutten 68-62 for the County Consolation Division Title, outlasted the Dover St. Joseph Ramblers 84-75, nudged the Big Prairie-Lakeville Bulldogs 88-81 and then topped it off with a 71-68 win over the Flushing Orioles.
The probable starting lineups are almost evenly matched in the height department with both teams having displayed balanced attacks in recent contests. Doors to Memorial Hall will open at 7:00.
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
BALTIC EAGLES
6-2 Senior Jim Wallace at Forward
6-1 Senior Fritz Syler at Forward
6-3 Senior Errol Jacobs at Center
5-11 Junior Jim Uher at Guard
5-6 Sophomore Glen Reidenbach at Guard
STRASBURG TIGERS
6-1 Senior Jerry Haswell at Forward
5-11 Junior Jim Kuecher Jr. at Forward
6-4 Plus Senior Jerry (Goose) Von Kaenel at Center
5-11 SophomoreJerry Froman at Guard
5-8 Senior Gene Hensel at Guard
Saturday, March 12, 1955
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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