Basketball Recap: James F. Byrnes Wins Going Away Against Eastside + How To Watch

Rebels

Margin (Wins)

12/12/25 @ Wade Hampton	30
12/10/25 vs Greer	27
12/09/25 vs J.L. Mann	23
12/16/25 @ Eastside	20

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against North Mecklenburg, James F. Byrnes was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Eastside Eagles as they made off with an 88-68 victory. The Rebels have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 20 points or more this season.

Colt Fowler was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 26 points and 12 assists. He has been hot recently, having posted eight or more assists the last three times he's played. Sukhi Singh was another key player, going 5-for-8 en route to 14 points and six boards.

They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: James F. Byrnes was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Eastside only racked up seven.

Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Brandon Ray, who shot 53% from the field on his way to 23 points and six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Thomas Rouse, who dropped a double-double with 19 points and ten boards.

James F. Byrnes has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 80.0 points over those games. As for Eastside, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.

James F. Byrnes has already played their next matchup (against South Pointe), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Eastside will take on Woodmont in a holiday battle at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Eagles will be up against the Wildcats' rather soft defense (which has allowed 69.75 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.