Eastbrook and Wapahani squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Eastbrook had to settle for second. They took a 50-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wapahani Raiders. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 256th, while the Raiders are ranked 54th).

Bodie Howell
03/04/25 vs Wapahani | 78% |
01/28/25 vs Daleville | 71% |
12/28/24 @ Oak Hill | 70% |
01/12/24 vs Oak Hill | 67% |
01/31/25 vs Blackford | 63% |
Several Panthers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Bodie Howell, who went 7-for-9 on his way to 16 points. The dominant performance also gave Howell a new career-high in shooting accuracy (78%). Malakai Luthy was another key player, putting up seven points and five rebounds.
Wapahani got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Nate Luce out in front who shot 43% from the field to rack up 19 points. Another player making a difference was Camden Bell, who went 6-for-9 en route to 15 points and five boards.
Eastbrook's loss dropped their record down to 14-9. As for Wapahani, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 23-1.
Eastbrook does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Wapahani, they will challenge Blackford at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Blackford is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.3 points per game this season.
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