After a string of four wins, East's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They were dealt a 69-42 loss at the hands of The Park School of Buffalo Pioneers. The Panthers were not able to make up for their defeat to the Pioneers from their previous meeting back in December of 2016.
| 01/18/25 @ The Park School of Buffalo | 17 |
| 01/10/25 @ Buffalo Academy for Visual & Performing Arts | 21 |
| 01/08/25 @ Riverside | 19 |
| 01/03/25 @ Western New York Maritime Charter | 28 |
East's loss came despite strong showings from Dallas Hernandez and Antoine Williams. Hernandez dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten boards, while Williams posted 17 points. The matchup was Williams' fourth in a row with at least ten points. Justin Nichols also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Even though they lost, East 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 boards in four consecutive contests.
The Park School of Buffalo got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Elijah Greene out in front who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 14 rebounds. Greene has been hot recently, having posted 19 or more points the last three times he's played. Jake Stuckey was another key player, dropping a double-double on 17 points and ten boards.
East's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-7. As for The Park School of Buffalo, they moved to 6-7 with that win, which also ended their four-game losing streak.
East will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on City Honors at 6:00 p.m. on January 31st. The Park School of Buffalo has already played their next game (against Cardinal O'Hara), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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