Basketball Recap: Eastern Comes Up Short

Eastern was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a blow against the Ballard Bruins, falling 77-37. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 228th, while the Bruins are ranked 92nd).

Eastern's defeat dropped their record down to 4-17. As for Ballard, they pushed their record up to 11-14 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.

Coming up, it'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Eagles take on the Golden Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Ballard, they will take on Mercy at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.