The Environmental Charter Hawks will take on the East Palestine Bulldogs in a tournament on Wednesday.
Environmental Charter saw some tournament action on Thursday. They fell to Wilmington 47-43.
Despite the loss, Environmental Charter got top-tier performance from Elijah McBride, who posted 17 points. Another player making a difference was Matthias Giglio, who put up eight points.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for East Palestine, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They claimed a resounding 71-35 win over Jefferson County Christian. With the Bulldogs ahead 44-17 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
East Palestine had a senior duo take command as Owen Jurjavcic went 9 of 15 en route to 21 points and seven rebounds and Kyler Bourne went 10 of 14 on his way to 20 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Landyn Cope, who posted 12 points and seven rebounds.
East Palestine pushed their record up to 1-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.4 points. As for Environmental Charter, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
