Eastside hasn't had much luck against Camden recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Eastside Tigers duke it out with the Camden Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Eastside will be strutting in after a victory while Camden will be coming in after a defeat.
Eastside will head into Tuesday's matchup after some sweet revenge against Cherokee: Eastside made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Cherokee, but still couldn't quite topple them. Eastside breezed by Cherokee to the tune of 58-29 on Tuesday. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 41-14.
Eastside's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tyrone Washam led the charge by going 5 for 10 on his way to 13 points in addition to five assists and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Romelo Mangum, who posted eight points in addition to eight boards and five assists.
Eastside smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Camden was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 74-70 to Patrick School. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (68), the Panthers still had to take the loss.
Camden now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Eastside, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
Eastside came up short against Camden in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 74-66. Can Eastside avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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