Basketball Recap: East Burke Cavaliers vs. St. Stephens Indians
There's no place like home for East Burke, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They walked away with a 62-49 win over the St. Stephens Indians on Tuesday. This was payback for the Cavaliers, who suffered a 59-35 defeat the last time these two teams met.
East Burke got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Barger Shook out in front who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Shook a new career-high in assists (three). Another player making a difference was Jay Dixon, who had 13 points.
East Burke was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Stephens only posted seven.
St. Stephens' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Javian White, who posted 23 points along with six rebounds and two steals, and Jachavis Sherrill, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds. White's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Vanbeurden, who posted eight points in addition to two steals.
The win got East Burke back to even at 1-1.
East Burke has already played their next game, a 74-53 victory against Draughn on the 22nd. As for St. Stephens, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 77-60 win against Bunker Hill on the 21st.
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