Eastern entered their tilt with Forest Park on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They managed a 51-47 victory over the Forest Park Foresters. Given the Ramblers' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked second in District of Columbia, while the Foresters are ranked 61st in Maryland), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lanaia Martin
| 01/25/25 vs Forest Park | 13 |
| 01/24/25 @ Bell | 10 |
| 01/17/25 vs Banneker | 18 |
| 01/15/25 @ Roosevelt | 9 |
| 01/08/25 vs Phelps Architecture, Construction & Engineering | 8 |
Eastern was led to victory by Lanaia Martin and Madisyn Butts. Martin dropped a double-double on 19 points and 13 rebounds, while Butts posted 15 points along with six steals and five boards. Martin has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more rebounds the last 15 times she's played. Labrea Carter was another key player, putting up eight points in addition to five boards and three steals.
Several Foresters players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was MCKENZIE FITZGERALD, who earned 16 points along with six rebounds and six steals. Another player making a difference was JOLIE HAMILTON, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten boards.
Eastern is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.9 points per game. As for Forest Park, they moved to 12-4 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Eastern wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 67-7 win against Bard on the 27th. As for Forest Park, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 67-26 victory against Patterson on the 28th.
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