If East was feeling good fresh off their 72-25 takedown of Whetstone last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The East Tigers fell to the Linden-McKinley Panthers 59-54. The Tigers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Panthers earlier this season, when they won 56-37.
| 01/17/25 @ Linden-McKinley | 16 |
| 01/14/25 vs Whetstone | 29 |
| 01/10/25 @ Mifflin | 26 |
| 01/08/25 @ Northland | 16 |
| 12/20/24 vs Beechcroft | 25 |
East's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Daeshawn Fiore, who posted 16 points, and Aaron Britford, who had 17 points. The contest was Fiore's ninth in a row with at least ten points.
East's loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Linden-McKinley, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-9.
East didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 73-61 defeat against Northwest on the 18th. As for Linden-McKinley, a feisty cat fight is on tap when the Linden-McKinley Panthers face off against the Columbus International Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Linden-McKinley is facing Columbus International at the right time seeing as Columbus International is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.
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