The Academy for Urban Scholars Hawks and the East Palestine Bulldogs will round out the year against one another at at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Academy for Urban Scholars will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Two weeks ago, Academy for Urban Scholars was beaten by Leetonia 55-20.
Meanwhile, East Palestine lost to David Anderson at home by a 67-52 margin on Friday. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Loss or not, East Palestine got some senior leadership from Owen Jurjavcic and Kyler Bourne. Jurjavcic went 6 of 12 en route to 17 points and five rebounds, while Bourne posted 14 points and seven boards. Another player making a difference was Drew Bycroft, who had six points.
Academy for Urban Scholars' defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for East Palestine, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-3.
Things could have been worse for Academy for Urban Scholars, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 79-63 loss to East Palestine in their previous matchup back in February. Can Academy for Urban Scholars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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