Basketball Recap: Eastbrook Takes a Loss

After flying high against Blue River Valley two weeks ago, Eastbrook came back down to earth. 2025 welcomed the Eastbrook Panthers with a 47-21 loss courtesy of the Oak Hill Golden Eagles on Saturday. The Panthers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Golden Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in January of 2024.

Despite the loss, Eastbrook still got an impressive performance from Mia Bustos, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine boards. That was a full 47.6% of Eastbrook's points, marking the third time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points.

Oak Hill got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Landri Hardman out in front who went 5 of 10 on her way to 11 points in addition to seven steals and six assists. Hardman has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Morgan Cates, who had eight points.

Eastbrook has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-9 record this season. As for Oak Hill, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-1.

Eastbrook wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 55-51 win against Madison-Grant on the 4th. As for Oak Hill, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 42-23 victory against Mississinewa on the 4th.