If Eastern was riding high fresh off their 59-29 takedown of Clarksville last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Eastern Musketeers received a blow on Saturday as they fell 65-46 to the Lanesville Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Musketeers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 146th, while the Eagles are ranked 46th).
Eastern lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Avery Smith, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten boards. Smith is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. Bailee Robbins also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.
Hadley Crosier was her usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 32 points and nine rebounds for Lanesville. With that strong performance, Crosier is now averaging an impressive 15.1 points per game. Another player making a difference was Hylton Brumley, who went 7 of 13 en route to 16 points.
Eastern dropped their record down to 10-9 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Lanesville, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
Eastern didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 70-53 loss against Scottsburg on the 23rd. As for Lanesville, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 51-41 win against Orleans on the 21st.
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