The Easley Green Wave will venture away from home to square off against the West-Oak Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Easley has four straight wins, West-Oak has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Easley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Pickens to the tune of 97-39 on Friday. Fans of the Green Wave have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Easley's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ethan Crews, who went 8 for 11 en route to 22 points plus six rebounds and five assists. With that strong performance, Crews is now averaging an impressive 15.8 points per game. Another player making a difference was Rj Stack, who went 11 for 14 en route to 22 points plus five rebounds and two steals.
Easley was working as a unit and finished the game with 25 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Meanwhile, a win for West-Oak just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 79-39 defeat at the hands of Seneca. The Warriors were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 45-21.
Max Wallace put forth a good effort for the losing side as he went 6 for 9 en route to 17 points plus six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Harry Burgess, who had 12 points in addition to five rebounds and two blocks.
Easley's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 48.8 points. As for West-Oak, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Monday's contest is shaping up to be a scrappy match: Easley hasn't given up the ball easily this season, having only averaged 8.5 turnovers per game. It's a different story for West-Oak, though, as they've been averaging 22.7. Given Easley's sizable advantage in that area, West-Oak will need to find a way to close that gap.
Everything came up roses for Easley against West-Oak in their previous matchup on Tuesday, as the squad secured an 85-24 win. In that matchup, Easley amassed a halftime lead of 49-9, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.
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