After a string of four wins, the East Palestine Bulldogs's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 59-49 to Crestview. East Palestine was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Crestview apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in January of 2017.
Kyler Bourne and Drew Bycroft certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Bourne almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds, while Bycroft scored nine points along with six assists and five rebounds. Bycroft hasn't dropped below two steals for five straight games.
It was another big night for Jonathan Best, who scored 24 points along with two steals for Crestview. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Best has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of justin mckee, who scored nine points along with six rebounds and four steals.
East Palestine's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-12. As for Crestview, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-14 record this season.
East Palestine does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Crestview, they will head out on the road to take on Southeast at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Southeast focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Tuesday.
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