Basketball Preview: Eastside Eagles vs. Jasper County Hurricanes
The Eastside Eagles and the Jasper County Hurricanes will face off at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Eastside has four straight wins, Jasper County has 14 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Eastside took on Flowery Branch on Friday. Eastside simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Flowery Branch 50-17. The game marked the Eagles' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Meanwhile, Jasper County came up short against Alcovy on Friday and fell 54-45. While the Hurricanes didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Tigers 18-8 in the first quarter.
Eastside has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.0 points per game. As for Jasper County, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
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