Eastern Tech unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They took a blow against the Northeast Eagles on Monday, falling 77-47. The loss continues a trend for the Mavericks in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost five in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Eastern Tech lost, don't look at Chris Harrison. Despite the final result, he posted four points. Another player making a difference was Caleb Evarist-Chika, who earned four points.
Northeast had a senior duo take command as Bryson Bradley shot 59% from the field en route to 24 points along with eight rebounds and five steals and Josh Howard went 8-for-16 to rack up 20 points in addition to six boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyle 'Bub' Townsend, who had four points and six rebounds.
Northeast has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
Eastern Tech wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 79-52 victory against Chesapeake on the 10th. As for Northeast, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 59-40 win against Kenwood on the 10th.
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