Nazareth Area fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Easton Area on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Easton Area Rovers 62-58. The Blue Eagles were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Rovers earlier this season, when they won 65-51.
Easton Area can attribute much of their success to Josh Walkiewicz, who posted 25 points. Those 25 points gave Walkiewicz a new career-high.
Nazareth Area has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-7 record this season. As for Easton Area, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-12 record this season.
Nazareth Area will host Liberty at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Easton Area, they will head out to square off against East Stroudsburg South at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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