The East Palestine Bulldogs waltzed into their match on Tuesday with three straight wins but they left with four. They claimed a resounding 76-35 win over Lordstown at home. That 41 point margin sets a new team best for East Palestine this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead East Palestine to victory, but perhaps none more so than Owen Jurjavicic, who scored 15 points along with seven assists and five rebounds. Jurjavicic hasn't dropped below 15 points for four straight games. Drew Bycroft was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with seven steals and five rebounds.
East Palestine pushed their record up to 11-11 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.5 points per game. As for Lordstown, their loss dropped their record down to 2-15.
East Palestine will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Crestview at 7:00 p.m. on February 27th. As for Lordstown, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against McKinley at 6:00 p.m.
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