Eastside was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They took a 52-33 bruising from the Hawthorne Hornets. The Rams were probably out for revenge after losing 49-20 to them when the teams met back in January of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Eastside's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kruise Crumedy, who posted four points. LeMarion Houston was another key player, putting up four points.
It was another big night for Chasion Wilson, who went 8 of 11 on his way to 18 points in addition to six boards and three steals for Hawthorne. The matchup was Wilson's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kelvin Baker, who scored nine points.
Eastside's defeat dropped their record down to 1-14. As for Hawthorne, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Eastside has already played their next game (against Buchholz), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Hawthorne will head out to challenge Chiefland at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hawthorne is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.5 points per game this season.
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