Basketball Recap: East River Comes Up Short

East River and Bartow squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but East River had to settle for second. They fell 71-62 to the Bartow Yellow Jackets. The Falcons have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second loss in a row.

East River's defeat dropped their record down to 20-8. As for Bartow, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season.

East River does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bartow, they will face off against Evans at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Evans knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 14 matches -- so hopefully Bartow likes a good challenge.