Town East Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. The contest between them and the Winston Eagles didn't end well, with the Town East Christian Eagles falling 52-36. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against Town East Christian this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 41-40 back in December of 2024.
Despite the defeat, Town East Christian saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Benyam Hailemariam posted 19 points. That was a full 52.8% of Town East Christian's points, marking the third time in a row he's scored more than a third of the team's points.
Town East Christian now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Winston, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Town East Christian won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Atonement Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Town East Christian is facing Atonement Academy at the right time seeing as Atonement Academy is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Winston, they and McCauley Christian Academy will face off at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday without much rest having both just played.
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