Preview: East Panthers vs. South Park Sparks
After two games on the road, East is heading back home. They will take on the South Park Sparks at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
East fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Hutchinson-Central Tech on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Engineers by a score of 69-66. While losing is never fun, East can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 736th, while Hutchinson-Central Tech is ranked 305th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Jussean Pearsall, who scored 22 points along with eight assists and eight rebounds. He is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last 14 games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Antoine Williams, who scored 17 points along with six rebounds.
Even though they lost, East were working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, South Park had to suffer through a rough 77-48 loss at the hands of Health Sciences Charter.
East's loss dropped their record down to 4-14. As for South Park, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
East came up short against South Park in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 64-59. Will East have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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