The South Adams Starfires will head out on the road to challenge the Eastbrook Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. South Adams is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
South Adams scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Saturday. They breezed by Smith Academy at home to the tune of 79-31. The team's offensive explosion also rewarded South Adams with their most commanding win of the season.
Tytus Lehman continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 33 points along with eight rebounds and five steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Wanner, who scored 15 points along with five assists and four steals.
Meanwhile, Eastbrook came up short against Mississinewa on Friday and fell 46-39. While losing is never fun, Eastbrook can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 383rd, while Mississinewa is ranked 162nd).
South Adams' victory ended a eight-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-17. As for Eastbrook, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-15 record this season.
South Adams didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Eastbrook in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, but they still walked away with a 50-44 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Eastbrook's Nathan Miller, who scored 18 points. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for South Adams to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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