If Eastmoor Academy was feeling good fresh off their 80-39 takedown of Marion-Franklin last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Eastmoor Academy Warriors lost to the Bishop Watterson Eagles at home by a 72-53 margin on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 411th, while the Eagles are ranked 85th).
Several Warriors players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Phonie Simpkins, who went 7 for 15 to rack up 20 points in addition to five assists and three steals. Gabe Wooden was another key player, putting up seven points along with six assists and six boards.
Eastmoor Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Bishop Watterson, their win bumped their record up to 13-7.
Coming up, Eastmoor Academy will head out to challenge Beechcroft at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Eastmoor Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58 points per game this season. As for Bishop Watterson, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Lancaster at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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