Basketball Recap: Eastbrook Panthers vs. Taylor Titans
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Eastbrook). They blew past the Taylor Titans, posting a 62-28 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Panthers also won the last time the pair played back in November of 2023.
Mia Bustos continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 21 points and 16 rebounds. She has been hot recently, having posted nine or more rebounds the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kayla Cochran, who went 5 for 10 en route to 12 points plus two steals.
Eastbrook was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Despite the loss, Taylor saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Trinity Calvert earned seven points in addition to five rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Calvert a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (50%).
The victory snapped Eastbrook's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-3 record. As for Taylor, they dropped their record down to 0-5 with the defeat, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Eastbrook will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Southwood at 7:45 p.m. on December 4th. As for Taylor, they will square off against Crosspointe Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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