Basketball Recap: Detroit Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Jan 6, 2025, 6:04am

Basketball Recap: Detroit Eagles vs. Pewitt Brahmas

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Detroit was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were beaten by the Pewitt Brahmas 68-27.

Leading Pewitt to victory were Wesley Smith and Jesse Murphy. Smith went 7 for 9 on his way to 16 points and five steals, while Murphy went 6 of 14 on his way to 20 points. The dominant performance gave Smith a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Wooda Betts, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 10 points and four steals.

Detroit's loss dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Pewitt, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-12.

Detroit will head out to take on Harts Bluff at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Pewitt, they will welcome Harmony at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday.

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