Firebirds
| 01/30/25 vs ALA - Queen Creek | 71 |
| 01/10/25 @ ALA - Queen Creek | 57 |
| 01/28/25 vs Crismon | 57 |
| 01/03/25 vs Verrado | 48 |
| 01/09/25 @ Crismon | 46 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Eastmark). They blew past the ALA - Queen Creek Patriots, posting an 83-12 win. The Firebirds have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 26 points or more this season.
Eastmark's win on Thursday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ella Lafountain, who went 11 of 17 on her way to 24 points in addition to seven assists and seven steals. The dominant performance gave Lafountain a new career-high in steals. Isabella Jackson was another key player, going 5 for 7 en route to 17 points along with eight steals and seven assists.
Lafountain wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Eastmark was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as ALA - Queen Creek only posted one assist.
Eastmark's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-2. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.0 points per game. As for ALA - Queen Creek, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-19 record this season.
Eastmark will venture away from home to challenge Coronado at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Eastmark's defense has only allowed 27 points per game this season, so Coronado's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for ALA - Queen Creek, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 41-33 loss against Combs on the 31st.
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