The Eastside Eagles will head out to square off against the Gaffney Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Eastside is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against James F. Byrnes on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Eastside lost 59-34 to James F. Byrnes. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 144th, while the Rebels are ranked 29th).
Meanwhile, Gaffney entered their tilt with Wade Hampton on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Generals, posting an 80-23 victory. The Indians have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 contests by 21 points or more this season.
Gaffney's win bumped their record up to 18-1. As for Eastside, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-12.
Eastside took a serious blow against Gaffney when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 68-17. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Eastside was down 55-12.
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