East Mecklenburg lost against Butler back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The East Mecklenburg Eagles had to suffer through a 63-33 loss at the hands of the Butler Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 365th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 49th).
Despite the defeat, East Mecklenburg saw an underclassman step up: freshman Samariah Freeman posted seven points and six rebounds. Freeman has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times she's played.
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Even though they lost, East Mecklenburg smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in five consecutive matchups.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Butler to victory, but perhaps none more so than Hannah Moss, who went 9 of 20 en route to 23 points and six boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooklyn Saunders, who went 5 for 12 on her way to 15 points along with six assists and four steals.
East Mecklenburg dropped their record down to 6-15 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Butler, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 18-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. East Mecklenburg will welcome Independence at 6:00 p.m. on February 7th. As for Butler, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Rocky River at 6:00 p.m. Butler is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.9 points per game this season.
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