Basketball Recap: East Poinsett County Now 4-1 over Last Five Games

If Rector wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played East Poinsett County, they should've done a better job of containing Jacob Gaines. The East Poinsett County Warriors snuck past the Rector Cougars with a 70-66 victory on Monday thanks in part to Gaines, who went 10 for 15 on his way to 28 points along with seven assists and seven rebounds. The game was his fifth in a row with at least ten points.

East Poinsett County is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.2 points per game. As for Rector, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-9.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. East Poinsett County will square off against Corning at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. East Poinsett County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.6 points per game this season. As for Rector, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Bay at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bay has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 192 points over their last three matches.