Eastern Greene lost against Clay City back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds came up short against the Clay City Eels, falling 56-30. While losing is never fun, the Thunderbirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 344th, while the Eels are ranked 68th).
| 01/17/25 @ Clay City | 11 |
| 12/27/24 @ Monrovia | 5 |
| 12/21/24 @ Vincennes Rivet | 3 |
| 01/10/25 @ North Daviess | 2 |
| 01/03/25 @ Barr-Reeve | 2 |
Despite the loss, Eastern Greene saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Coby Sykes dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 boards. Those 11 rebounds set a new season-high mark for Sykes.
Even though they lost, Eastern Greene smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Eastern Greene's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Clay City, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-2.
Eastern Greene didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 68-36 win against Evansville Day on the 18th. As for Clay City, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 57-11 victory against Owen Valley on the 18th.
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