Basketball Recap: Eastern Continues Home Dominance on Friday

On Friday, Eastern faced School Without Walls in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Eastern Ramblers took their contest with ease, bagging a 68-32 victory over the School Without Walls Penguins. The win was familiar territory for the Ramblers who have now won seven games in a row.

Ramblers

Previous Games (Home)

12/20/24 vs School Without Walls	68-32
12/18/24 vs Ballou	62-25
12/15/24 vs Central	66-48
12/13/24 vs Anacostia	53-7
12/11/24 vs MacArthur	2-0
+ 10 more games

Eastern's victory was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-3. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 16.9 points per game. As for School Without Walls, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-2.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Eastern will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Western at 1:00 p.m. on January 4, 2025. Eastern knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Western likes a good challenge. School Without Walls also won't see the court for a while: their next contest is against Dunbar at 4:45 p.m. on January 3, 2025.