There's no place like home for Buchtel, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. Everything went their way against the East Dragons on Thursday as the Buchtel Griffins made off with a 52-26 victory. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 53-13 on January 9th.
Phoenix Hafford
| 01/30/25 vs East | 19 |
| 12/05/24 @ Firestone | 17 |
| 12/09/24 vs North | 14 |
| 12/16/24 vs Garfield Community Learning Center | 13 |
| 01/02/25 @ Louisville | 11 |
Leading Buchtel to victory were Shaylah Jones and Phoenix Hafford. Jones dropped a double-double on 29 points and 11 boards, while Hafford almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine assists. Those 19 points gave Hafford a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Samyia Samuel, who posted four points and six rebounds.
Buchtel smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Despite the defeat, East saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Aanijah Springfield had eight points and five boards.
The win snapped Buchtel's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-12 record. As for East, they are on a 21-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-10.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Buchtel will take on Euclid at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Buchtel is facing Euclid at the right time seeing as Euclid is stuck on a three-game losing streak. East has already played their next match (against John Marshall), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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