The Columbus East Olympians's four-game losing streak came to an end on Tuesday. They secured a 43-38 W over Floyd Central. For Columbus East, this counts as revenge for the 58-42 defeat Floyd Central walked away with the last time they faced one another back in December of 2022.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Columbus East to victory, but perhaps none more so than Messiah Trapp, who scored 13 points along with 8 rebounds and 4 steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Trapp has scored at least 25% of Columbus East's points. Madelyn Poe was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with 6 rebounds.
Columbus East's victory bumped their record up to 4-8. As for Floyd Central, their loss was their third straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 4-4.
Columbus East will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Jeffersonville at 1:30 p.m. As for Floyd Central, they will head out on the road to face off against Silver Creek at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Silver Creek will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
