Falcons
| 01/15/25 @ Innovation | 66-31 |
| 01/13/25 vs Heritage | 80-47 |
| 01/10/25 vs Colonial | 68-64 |
East River waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They took their game with ease, bagging a 66-31 victory over the Innovation Bulls. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 106th, while the Bulls are ranked 661st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the defeat, Innovation saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Kaleb Bielski went 5 of 6 en route to 11 points and seven boards.
East River has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.6 points per game. As for Innovation, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-15.
East River will venture away from home to face off against Seminole at 7:30 p.m. on January 22nd. Seminole knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully East River likes a good challenge. As for Innovation, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 60-26 defeat against Boone on the 17th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
