South Adams unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They took a 61-45 bruising from the Eastbrook Panthers on Saturday. The Starfires lost against the Panthers in their previous head to head back in November of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 74-32 score last time.
When it comes to explaining why South Adams lost, don't look at Laney Trausch. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 27 points and 17 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Trausch a new career-high in offensive rebounds (seven).
Mia Bustos was a one-man wrecking crew for Eastbrook as she dropped a double-double on 24 points and 12 rebounds. Bustos has been hot , having posted ten or more rebounds the last six times she's played. A.J. Brenner was another key player, posting 15 points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
South Adams has already played their next matchup, a 70-27 defeat against Winchester Community on the 12th. As for Eastbrook, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 58-19 loss against Heritage Christian on the 14th.
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