On Friday, the East Thunderbirds faced the Central Indians in a battle between two of the state's top teams. East took down Central 58-41. The win was nothing new for East as they're now sitting on six straight.
When it comes to explaining why Central lost, one person who can't be blamed is Izzy Kelly. Despite the final result, she scored 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mckay Gerig, who scored ten points along with two steals.
East is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season. As for Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. East will take on Rock River at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Rock River is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games. As for Central, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Natrona County at 5:00 p.m. Natrona County is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
