The Duanesburg Eagles waltzed into Wednesday's matchup with two straight wins but they left with three. Everything went their way against Oppenheim-Ephratah/St. Johnsville as Duanesburg made off with a 58-36 win. Fans of Duanesburg have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season ended as a blowout.
Despite the loss, Oppenheim-Ephratah/St. Johnsville had strong showings from Brooke Trumble, who scored 15 points along with 3 steals, and Taylor Hayes, who scored 9 points along with 12 rebounds. Trumble scored a full 41.7% of Oppenheim-Ephratah/St. Johnsville's points, the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kali Hazzard, who scored 8 points.
Duanesburg's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Oppenheim-Ephratah/St. Johnsville, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 1-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Duanesburg will square off against Berne-Knox-Westerlo at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Berne-Knox-Westerlo and Duanesburg are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads. As for Oppenheim-Ephratah/St. Johnsville, they will head out on the road to face off against Canajoharie at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Canajoharie and Oppenheim-Ephratah/St. Johnsville are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
