Beddingfield was the 64-62 winner over Eastern Wayne when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Beddingfield Bruins fell 70-62 to the Eastern Wayne Warriors on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 380th, while the Warriors are ranked 170th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Eastern Wayne to victory, but perhaps none more so than Michael Bailey, who went 7 of 11 on his way to 21 points in addition to six rebounds and five assists. Bailey is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Izeiah Oates, who dropped a triple-double on 13 points, 11 boards, and ten assists.
Beddingfield's loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Eastern Wayne, they pushed their record up to 14-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Beddingfield has already played their next game, a 68-59 defeat against Goldsboro on the 31st. As for Eastern Wayne, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 98-60 win against Princeton on the 31st.
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