If Eastern Greene was feeling good fresh off their 68-45 takedown of Riverton Parke last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds took a 68-51 bruising from the Mitchell Bluejackets on Saturday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Thunderbirds of the 64-38 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in December of 2023.
Despite the defeat, Eastern Greene saw an underclassman step up: freshman Kyan Hudson almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. Roman Valentine was another key player, scoring nine points.
Eastern Greene now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Mitchell, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Eastern Greene is headed away from home for the first time to square off against North Knox at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Mitchell has already played their next contest, a 60-48 loss against Linton-Stockton on the 8th.
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