On Wednesday, the East Juniata Tigers came up short against the Jersey Shore Bulldogs and fell 66-53.
Several Tigers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Wrett Smith, who went 9 for 20 to rack up 24 points. That was a full 45.3% of East Juniata's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Samuel Kopacki was another key player, going 7 of 12 on his way to 16 points.
East Juniata dropped their record down to 6-15 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Jersey Shore, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-7.
Looking ahead, East Juniata is taking a road trip to face off against Juniata at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Juniata has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games. As for Jersey Shore, they will challenge Troy at 3:45 p.m. on Saturday.
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