The East Dragons will take on the Louisville Leopards at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Last Tuesday, East took a blow against Garfield Community Learning Center, falling 78-50. The defeat continues a trend for the Dragons in their matchups with the Golden Rams: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Louisville against Walsh Jesuit on Saturday as the squad secured a 79-42 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Leopards.
Louisville had a senior duo take command as Beau Siegfried went 7 of 13 en route to 21 points along with six assists and four steals and Brayden Gross went 8 for 13 on his way to 19 points in addition to eight boards and six assists. That's the most assists Gross has posted since back in December of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Andrejcik, who posted 12 points.
Louisville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in seven consecutive games dating back to last season.
Louisville's victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27.2 points. As for East, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
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