East lost against Linden-McKinley back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The East Tigers took a 53-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Linden-McKinley Panthers. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, East still got an impressive performance from Kaliyah Barron, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 16 boards. That was a full 61% of East's points, marking the 11th time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Y'Ianna Smith was another key player, putting up nine points and five rebounds.
Tigers
| 01/17/25 vs Linden-McKinley | 41-53 |
| 01/14/25 @ Whetstone | 42-54 |
Even though they lost, East smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in 11 consecutive contests.
East's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Linden-McKinley, their win bumped their record up to 9-7.
East has already played their next game, a 75-47 loss against Columbus International on the 24th. As for Linden-McKinley, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 61-33 victory against Beechcroft on the 24th.
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