Warriors
| 12/23/24 vs Wayne Christian | 59 |
| 12/07/24 vs St. Pauls | 42 |
| 01/31/25 vs Princeton | 38 |
| 01/15/25 @ Princeton | 32 |
| 01/17/25 vs Spring Creek | 31 |
Eastern Wayne waltzed into their matchup on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Princeton Bulldogs 98-60. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 20 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Eastern Wayne to victory, but perhaps none more so than Izeiah Oates, who dropped a triple-double on 18 points, ten rebounds, and ten assists. Those ten assists gave Oates a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Charlie Thomas, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 19 boards.
Oates wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Eastern Wayne was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Princeton only racked up 13 assists.
Despite the loss, Princeton had strong showings from Teo McPhatter, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine assists, and Garrett Lane, who went 8 of 17 en route to 22 points. Evan Pate was another key player, putting up eight points along with ten rebounds and four blocks.
Eastern Wayne's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-4. As for Princeton, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-13.
Eastern Wayne will face off against Spring Creek at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Eastern Wayne knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten games -- so hopefully Spring Creek likes a good challenge. As for Princeton, they will square off against Beddingfield at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Princeton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.5 points per game this season.
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