The Eastmoor Academy Warriors suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a rough 91-56 loss at the hands of Walnut Ridge. Eastmoor Academy was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 43-20.
Eastmoor Academy's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Elijah Watkins, who scored 16 points along with seven rebounds. King Moody was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Eastmoor Academy has not been sharp recently, as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season. As for Walnut Ridge, they pushed their record up to 9-5 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Eastmoor Academy will take on South at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (South has four straight wins, Eastmoor Academy has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field. As for Walnut Ridge, they will head out on the road to square off against Briggs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Briggs 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 583rd, while Walnut Ridge is ranked 200th).