West and Eastmoor Academy faced off in a cross-town battle on Tuesday. The West Cowboys fell 62-49 to the Eastmoor Academy Warriors. The Cowboys were not able to make up for their loss to the Warriors from their previous meeting back in January of 2024.
Eastmoor Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Dekar Moultry, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 13 boards. Moultry has been hot recently, having posted 13 or more boards the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Gabe Wooden, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 15 points.
West's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Eastmoor Academy, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 2-7.
West will venture away from home to square off against Africentric Early College at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Africentric Early College's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven matches. As for Eastmoor Academy, they will host Independence at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Eastmoor Academy is facing Independence at the right time seeing as Independence is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.
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