The Eastmoor Academy Warriors suffered their biggest defeat since December 12, 2023 on Tuesday. They suffered a rough 74-52 defeat at the hands of Africentric Early College. Eastmoor Academy has struggled against Africentric Early College recently, as their match on Tuesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Eastmoor Academy saw an underclassman step up: Stephon Simpkins scored 17 points along with eight rebounds and five assists. Simpkins hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. Another player making a difference was King Moody, who scored 13 points along with three blocks and two steals.
Eastmoor Academy's loss was their fifth straight at home, which bumped their record down to 5-7. As for Africentric Early College, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-6.
Eastmoor Academy will look to defend their home court on Friday against South at 7:00 p.m. South presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Eastmoor Academy in Ohio (South is ranked 136th, while Eastmoor Academy is ranked 493rd). As for Africentric Early College, they will head out on the road to face off against Walnut Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Walnut Ridge is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune.
