Middle Early College and East are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Middle Early College Kats will host the East Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 76-45, which was the final score in Middle Early College's tilt against The Park School of Buffalo on Saturday. The Kats have struggled against the Pioneers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 12th straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a blow against McKinley, falling 99-47. The Panthers were down 67-37 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Middle Early College will need focus on slowing down Antoine Williams, one of several East players who made an impact when they last played. He went 7 of 11 on his way to 17 points along with seven boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Tendai Furbert, who went 5 of 10 en route to 12 points and seven rebounds.
Middle Early College strolled past East in their previous matchup back in February by a score of 75-57. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was East's Jussean Pearsall, who posted 22 points along with five assists and five boards. Now that he won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be easier for Middle Early College to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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