The East Davidson Golden Eagles are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will take on the Parkland Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
East Davidson is leaving town to face Parkland after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. The Golden Eagles took a hard 56-39 fall against North Davidson on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Golden Eagles in their meetings with the Black Knights: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, Parkland strolled into their game on Wednesday with a perfect record and they left with the same. Everything went their way against East Forsyth as they made off with a 64-41 win. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three contests by 23 points or more this season.
Parkland's win came from a few key players East Davidson will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Taniya Eldridge, who went 7-for-8 to rack up 18 points along with five rebounds and four steals. Eldridge is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least four every time she's taken the court this season. Azari Wilkins was another key player, shooting 50% from the field on her way to 15 points and eight assists.
Parkland was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
East Davidson couldn't quite get it done against Parkland in their previous matchup back in January as they fell 52-45. Can the Golden Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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