Eastern lost to Henryville back in January, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Wednesday. The Eastern Musketeers snuck past the Henryville Hornets with a 48-43 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Musketeers.
Leading Eastern to victory were Addison Smith and Avery Smith. Addison went 7 for 16 en route to 22 points plus five steals, while Avery almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 12 rebounds. Avery is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: she's pulled down at least nine every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Sidney Burton, who scored four points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Eastern smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in three consecutive matchups.
Eastern's record now sits at 4-2. As for Henryville, they moved to 5-1 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
Eastern will challenge Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Henryville has already played their next contest, a 53-38 loss against Oldenburg Academy on the 30th.
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