Eastside waltzed into their contest on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Flowery Branch Falcons 50-17. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 109th, while the Falcons are ranked 267th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jailyn Williams continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, posting 12 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. Another player making a difference was Ari Carter, who scored seven points in addition to four steals.
Eastside smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Eastside has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.0 points per game. As for Flowery Branch, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-8.
Eastside has already played their next game, a 64-39 victory against Jasper County on the 7th. As for Flowery Branch, they will take on Walnut Grove at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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