Basketball Recap: Eastern Greene Comes Up Short

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Eastern Greene can now relate to. They fell just short of the West Vigo Vikings by a score of 31-29 on Tuesday. The Thunderbirds' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it four in a row.

Despite the loss, Eastern Greene saw an underclassman step up: freshman Kyan Hudson went 6-for-12 en route to 15 points. That was a full 51.7% of Eastern Greene's points, marking the third time in a row Hudson has posted more than a third of the team's points. Coby Sykes was another key player, putting up seven points.

Eastern Greene's defeat dropped their record down to 8-15. As for West Vigo, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 14-11 record this season.

Eastern Greene does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Vigo, they will take on North Knox at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.