Basketball Recap: Eastern Greene Takes Loss Despite Strong Efforts from Kyan Hudson and Coby Sykes

Eastern Greene was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 53-44 to the Loogootee Lions. That's two games in a row now that the Thunderbirds have lost by exactly nine points.

Eastern Greene's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Coby Sykes, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine boards, and Kyan Hudson, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 17 points. That was a full 38.6% of Eastern Greene's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points.

Eastern Greene's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Loogootee, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-4.

Eastern Greene has already played their next match, a 51-28 victory against Pike Central on the 20th. As for Loogootee, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 57-32 loss against Washington on the 20th.