The Eastbrook Panthers will venture away from home to challenge the South Adams Starfires at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Eastbrook is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Bluffton just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Wednesday. The contest between Eastbrook and the Tigers didn't end well, with Eastbrook falling 47-33.
Meanwhile, South Adams came into Saturday's game having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They took down Union City 59-42 on Saturday. The Starfires pushed the score to 52-30 by the end of the third, a deficit the Indians cut but never quite recovered from.
South Adams' win came from a few key players Eastbrook will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Tytus Lehman, who posted 13 points along with seven assists and three steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in assists. Another player making a difference was Hunter Fields, who almost dropped a double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds.
South Adams was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They are 5-2 when they've passed the ball that well.
Eastbrook's loss dropped their record down to 13-8. As for South Adams, their victory bumped their record up to 6-14.
Eastbrook beat South Adams 54-42 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lehman, who went 7-for-15 on his way to 20 points in addition to six boards and five assists. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Eastbrook still be able to contain Lehman? There's only one way to find out.
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