East Columbus comes up short despite Cainan Patrick's strong performance

By Team Reports Feb 22, 2024, 8:00am

Recap: East Columbus Gators vs. South Columbus Stallions

The East Columbus Gators were not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell 76-69 to South Columbus. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (63), East Columbus still had to take the loss.

Despite the loss, East Columbus still got an impressive performance from Cainan Patrick, who scored 24 points. That was a full 34.8% of East Columbus' points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Jaden Troy, who scored 15 points.

East Columbus' loss dropped their record down to 6-16. As for South Columbus, their win bumped their record up to 12-13.

East Columbus does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for South Columbus, they will be playing in front of their home fans against West Columbus at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. West Columbus knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past five contests -- so hopefully South Columbus likes a good challenge.

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