The Fort Chiswell Pioneers and the Eastside Spartans squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the Fort Chiswell Pioneers had to settle for second. Their rough 74-54 defeat to the Spartans might stick with them for a while. Fort Chiswell has been going strong on the season, but this is now their second loss in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Fort Chiswell lost, one person who can't be blamed is Blair Jackson. Despite the final result, she scored 25 points. Jackson hasn't dropped below 16 points for eight straight games. Lily Goforth was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
Fort Chiswell's defeat dropped their record down to 22-7. As for Eastside, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season.
Fort Chiswell does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Eastside, they will square off against Honaker at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Eastside is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune.
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