The Eastside Early College Panthers and Manor New Tech will compete for holiday cheer at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Eastside Early College will head into Tuesday's matchup out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Tuesday. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Gateway College Preparatory an easy 56-35 win. The contest marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Manor New Tech). They blew past Northeast Early College, posting an 84-55 victory. The win was some much needed relief for Manor New Tech as it spelled an end to their seven-game losing streak.
Eastside Early College now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Manor New Tech, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-7.
Eastside Early College took a serious blow against Manor New Tech in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, falling 112-72. Thankfully for Eastside Early College, Darius Stewart (who went 9 for 20 on his way to 22 points and six rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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