A classic East v. West matchup is on the schedule. The East Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Western New York Maritime Charter Commodores at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in East's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three matchups.
Having struggled with 14 defeats in a row dating back to last season, East turned things around against City Honors last Friday. They came out on top against the Centaurs by a score of 60-51.
Tendai Furbert and Dallas Hernandez were among the main playmakers for East as the former went 7 for 17 on his way to 18 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals and the latter went 8 for 19 on his way to 17 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals. Furbert continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last five games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Vinnie Davila, who posted seven points.
Meanwhile, Western New York Maritime Charter was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss dating back to last season. They were beaten by The Park School of Buffalo 75-43.
East's victory ended a 12-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-6. As for Western New York Maritime Charter, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
East came up short against Western New York Maritime Charter in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, falling 66-58. Can East avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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