The East Mecklenburg Eagles's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their fifth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a rough 67-24 loss at the hands of Providence. While losing is never fun, East Mecklenburg can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 339th, while Providence is ranked 139th).
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Presense Downer, who scored four points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Providence had a senior duo take command as Lindsey Nolan dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten rebounds and Delanie Hill scored 22 points along with five assists and five steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Nolan has scored all season. Isabella Hall was another key contributor, scoring 13 points.
East Mecklenburg has been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-18 record this season. As for Providence, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-11.
East Mecklenburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Providence also has no future games currently scheduled.
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