The Eaton Reds are headed away from home for the first time to face off against the Peak to Peak Pumas at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Peak to Peak took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Eaton, who comes in off a win.
Eaton is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Northridge: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Reds blew the Grizzlies out of the water with a 62-18 final score. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Reds had established a 36-point advantage.
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Eaton relied on the efforts of Ely Madaleno, who shot 44% from the field to rack up 19 points in addition to eight rebounds and four steals, and Austin Crider, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and ten boards. The dominant performance also gave Crider a new career-high in assists (four). Another player making a difference was Crew Haythorn, who posted 14 points.
Meanwhile, Peak to Peak had to start their season on the road on Tuesday, and it wasn't the start they were hoping for. They took a 54-38 bruising from Centaurus.
Eaton will have to keep a close watch on Tysen Burton and Cole Boonstra, a pair of players who had a big impact on Peak to Peak's prior game. Burton went 7-for-14 en route to 21 points and three steals, while Boonstra scored nine points along with six rebounds and four steals. The game was Burton's fifth in a row with at least 17 points.
Eaton came up short against Peak to Peak in their previous meeting back in January, falling 51-39. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Burton, who shot 60% from the field on his way to 18 points and four steals. Now that the Reds know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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