Basketball Recap: Eastmont Triumphs

Tyse Lewallen

Rebounds (Career)

02/08/25 @ Sunnyside	10
02/07/25 vs Moses Lake	9
12/13/24 vs West Valley	8
01/10/25 @ Moses Lake	6
01/02/25 vs Kiona-Benton	6

Sunnyside came into Saturday's match looking for another win against Eastmont, but Tyse Lewallen wouldn't allow it. The Eastmont Wildcats came out on top in a nail-biter against the Sunnyside Grizzlies on Saturday, sneaking past 55-52 thanks in part to Lewallen, who shot 7-for-11 from long range and dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten boards. Those ten rebounds gave him a new career-high.

Eastmont's record now sits at 5-14. As for Sunnyside, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-11.

Coming up, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Wildcats duke it out with the Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Eastmont is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.7 points per game this season. As for Sunnyside, they will challenge Davis at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Davis knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Sunnyside likes a good challenge.