Basketball Recap: East Poinsett County Comes Up Short

East Poinsett County suffered their biggest defeat since December 13, 2023 on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a 78-44 loss at the hands of the Manila Lions. The Warriors were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-15.

Kyla Harston

Points

02/11/25 @ Manila	25
02/07/25 @ Rector	8
02/04/25 vs Cross County	12
02/03/25 @ Izard County	14
01/31/25 vs Buffalo Island Central	9
+ 13 more games

When it comes to explaining why East Poinsett County lost, don't look at Kyla Harston. Despite the final result, she went 10 of 19 on her way to 25 points and five boards. That's the most points Harston has posted since back in December of 2024. Zaniya Shepherd was another key player, putting up four points.

East Poinsett County's loss dropped their record down to 19-10. As for Manila, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season.

Coming up, East Poinsett County will head out on the road to challenge Marked Tree at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. East Poinsett County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.6 points per game this season. Manila has already played their next match (against Rector), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.