The East Mecklenburg Eagles will challenge the Weddington Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
East Mecklenburg will head out to face Weddington after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. East Mecklenburg fell just short of Butler by a score of 40-37. The match was a 17-17 toss-up at halftime, but the Eagles couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, Weddington opened the new year with a less-than-successful 62-54 defeat to Nation Ford.
Despite the loss, Weddington saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Myles Vicks went 5 of 7 en route to 12 points and six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Brandon Barbier, who posted ten points.
East Mecklenburg's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-4. As for Weddington, their loss ended a 16-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 9-4.
Things could have been worse for East Mecklenburg, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 67-52 loss to Weddington in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can East Mecklenburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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