Basketball Preview: Easley Green Wave vs. West-Oak Warriors
The Easley Green Wave will square off against the West-Oak Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Easley focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 11 on Saturday.
Easley's tournament run continued when they took on Mountain View Prep on Saturday. Easley simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Mountain View Prep 83-56. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Green Wave just coasted through the last quarter.
Easley found their leader in sophomore Drey Jackson, who went 8 for 13 en route to 21 points plus five assists and five steals. Jackson has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Rj Stack, who went 5 for 6 en route to 12 points plus six rebounds and four blocks.
Meanwhile, West-Oak beat Pickens 41-32 on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead West-Oak to victory, but perhaps none more so than Harry Burgess, who scored 15 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. Another player making a difference was Brett Winegard, who went 7 for 16 en route to 16 points.
West-Oak smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
West-Oak now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Easley, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Easley couldn't quite finish off West-Oak when the teams last played back in December of 2019 and fell 42-39. Will Easley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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