The Eastern Comets will take on the Sheridan Blackhawks in a holiday battle at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
On Tuesday, Eastern came up short against Madison-Grant and fell 44-36. The loss continues a trend for the Comets in their meetings with the Argylls: they've now lost six in a row.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Gianna Beechy, who posted 13 points and six rebounds. That was a full 36.1% of Eastern's points, marking the fourth time in a row Beechy has earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lainey Newlin, who dropped a double-double with ten points and 17 boards.
Meanwhile, Sheridan didn't have too much trouble with Tipton on Wednesday as they won 47-31. The Blackhawks haven't had any issues with the Blue Devils recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Eastern's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Sheridan, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Eastern was taken down by Sheridan 72-15 in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. Thankfully for the Comets, Kenzie Garner (who went 11-for-15 en route to 24 points in addition to five assists and three steals) 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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