The Eastern Tech Mavericks entered their tilt with the Pikesville Panthers with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Eastern Tech walked away with a 72-59 victory over Pikesville on Wednesday. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Eastern Tech got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jericho Wondeye out in front who scored 13 points along with seven assists and five steals. Wondeye has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Matthew Foley, who scored 16 points along with six assists and five steals.
Pikesville lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jean-Marc Nken, who scored 20 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. That was a full 33.9% of Pikesville's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Antwoine Moye, who scored 15 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Eastern Tech is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Pikesville, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-14.
Eastern Tech will head out on the road to square off against Dulaney at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Pikesville, they will be playing at home against Patapsco at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Patapsco is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
