After flying high against Fillmore last Saturday, Eastside came back down to earth. The Eastside Lions took a 52-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Quartz Hill Royals on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Royals: they've now lost four in a row.
Kenneth Harris
| 12/17/24 @ Quartz Hill | 9 |
| 12/14/24 vs Fillmore | 8 |
| 12/13/24 @ Highland | 10 |
Several Lions players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kenneth Harris, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine boards. Harris has been hot recently, having posted eight or more boards the last three times he's played. Justyn Wade was another key player, putting up nine points.
Eastside's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Quartz Hill, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-6.
Eastside will take on St. Francis in a tournament on December 26th. As for Quartz Hill, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 73-34 victory against Palmdale on the 18th.
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