The East Lansing Trojans waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with eight straight wins but they left with nine. They walked away with a 72-61 victory over Waverly. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Leading East Lansing to victory were Kelvin (KJ) Torbert, Jr. and Cameron Hutson. Torbert, Jr. scored 21 points along with four steals and two blocks, while Hutson shot 4-for-8 from downtown and almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine rebounds. It was the first time this season that Torbert, Jr. posted two or more blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Brian (BJ) Windham, Jr., who scored 11 points along with two steals.
East Lansing's win bumped their record up to 23-2. As for Waverly, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-6.
East Lansing didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 82-63 victory vs. Portage Central on the 7th. Waverly does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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