The East Bladen Eagles will face off against the North Brunswick Scorpions at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
East Bladen is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight games dating back to last season on Tuesday. They took a 56-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of Heide Trask. Surprisingly, this marked the Eagles' fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Meanwhile, North Brunswick also suffered a loss in their last game, falling to Purnell Swett by a score of 59-51. The loss was the Scorpions' first of the season.
East Bladen will need to focus on slowing down Jack Baker, one of several North Brunswick players who made an impact when they last played. He shot 50% from the field en route to 19 points in addition to five boards and five steals. With that strong performance, Baker is now averaging an impressive 2.5 steals per game. MJ Smith was another key player, putting up 11 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
East Bladen's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for North Brunswick, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
East Bladen was dealt a bruising 59-16 loss at the hands of North Brunswick when the teams last played last Thursday. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Eagles were down 45-6.
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