After both having extra time off, the Eastmoor Academy Warriors and the Granville Blue Aces will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on February 27th. Eastmoor Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings (they are ranked 457th, while Granville is ranked 209th).
Eastmoor Academy pushed their score all the way to 59 last Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. The match between them and Beechcroft wasn't particularly close, with Eastmoor Academy falling 74-59. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Eastmoor Academy in their matchups with Beechcroft: they've now lost six in a row.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Elijah Watkins, who scored 16 points. He hasn't dropped below 16 points for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Dekar Moultry, who scored 12 points.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Granville beat Zanesville 54-48 last Friday. The win made it back-to-back wins for Granville.
Eastmoor Academy's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-12. As for Granville, their win bumped their record up to 14-8.
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