Buchholz won the last time they faced Eastside and things went their way on Friday too. The Buchholz Bobcats managed a 48-43 victory over the Eastside Rams. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 155th, while the Rams are ranked 434th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Peyton Warring
| 01/17/25 vs Eastside | 6 |
| 01/04/25 vs Ponte Vedra | 5 |
| 12/28/24 vs Deerfield Beach | 3 |
| 01/03/25 @ Suwannee | 3 |
| 01/11/25 @ Orange Park | 3 |
Buchholz was led to victory by Evan Walker and Peyton Warring. Walker went 5 of 7 en route to 14 points and eight boards, while Warring posted ten points and six assists. The dominant performance gave Warring a new career-high in assists. Lucas Bhatia was another key player, putting up eight points.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Buchholz was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Eastside only posted five assists.
Despite the loss, Eastside still got an impressive performance from Gavin Calleja, who put up 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of LeMarion Houston, who scored three points and seven rebounds.
Buchholz has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.1 points per game. As for Eastside, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-15.
Buchholz didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 54-41 loss against Gainesville on the 24th. Eastside has also already played their next contest, a 38-36 win against P.K. Yonge on the 18th.
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