The East Mecklenburg Eagles's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their third straight loss. They fell 58-51 to Charlotte Catholic. East Mecklenburg has struggled against Charlotte Catholic recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
East Mecklenburg's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Bryson Heath, who scored 18 points along with three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Buzzard, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds.
Charlotte Catholic was led to victory by Liam Gates and Chris Eagan. Gates almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds, while Eagan scored 26 points along with six rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Eagan has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Eddie David, who scored nine points along with two steals.
East Mecklenburg has not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-12 record this season. As for Charlotte Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
East Mecklenburg will look to defend their home court on Friday against Providence at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully East Mecklenburg focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Tuesday. Charlotte Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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