Basketball Recap: North Brunswick Scorpions vs. East Bladen Eagles
If North Brunswick was feeling good fresh off their 53-20 takedown of West Columbus last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The North Brunswick Scorpions were outmatched by the East Bladen Eagles on the road and fell 68-31. The Scorpions have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, North Brunswick had strong showings from Emilee Camacho, who posted nine points, and Dari?Elle Young, who had ten points. The dominant performance also gave Young a new career-high in threes (three).
Laila Smith was a one-man wrecking crew for East Bladen as she dropped a double-double on 25 points and 13 rebounds. Smith has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 30 times she's played. NeNe Ward was another key player, going 8 for 17 en route to 19 points plus six steals and five rebounds.
North Brunswick's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for East Bladen, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
North Brunswick will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against West Columbus at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for East Bladen, they are taking a road trip to challenge West Bladen at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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