Wellsville was the 57-50 winner over East Palestine when they last played one another back in December of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Wellsville Tigers fell just short of the East Palestine Bulldogs by a score of 55-53 on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Tigers have suffered since December 5, 2023.
East Palestine's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Owen Jurjavcic led the charge by putting up 14 points in addition to six assists and five boards. Landyn Cope was another key player, going 5 for 10 en route to 14 points and three steals.
Wellsville is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-7. As for East Palestine, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Wellsville will challenge David Anderson at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. David Anderson has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for East Palestine, they will take on United at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Palestine is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.9 points per game this season.
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