East and Middle Early College are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The East Panthers will head out to square off against the Middle Early College Kats at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. East is looking for their season's first victory.
East is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against McKinley on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. East was outmatched by McKinley and fell 99-47. The Panthers were down 67-37 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Antoine Williams, who went 7 of 11 on his way to 17 points along with seven boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Tendai Furbert, who went 5 of 10 en route to 12 points and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Middle Early College had to suffer through a 76-45 loss at the hands of The Park School of Buffalo. The Kats have struggled against the Pioneers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
East's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Middle Early College, they now have a losing record at 0-1.
East lost to Middle Early College on the road by a decisive 75-57 margin in their previous meeting back in February. Can East avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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