The Africentric Early College Nubians waltzed into their matchup on Friday with four straight wins but they left with five. They enjoyed a cozy 65-49 win over Eastmoor Academy. That's another feather in the cap for Africentric Early College, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
When it comes to explaining why Eastmoor Academy lost, one person who can't be blamed is Elijah Watkins. Despite the final result, he scored 22 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Stephon Simpkins was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with nine rebounds.
Africentric Early College is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Eastmoor Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Africentric Early College will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Westerville North at 6:00 p.m. on February 21st. As for Eastmoor Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Whitehall-Yearling at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Eastmoor Academy is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 61 points per game this season.
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