ALA - Queen Creek entered their game against Eastmark on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The ALA - Queen Creek Patriots took an 82-74 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eastmark Firebirds. That's two games in a row now that the Patriots have lost by exactly eight points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Eastmark to victory, but perhaps none more so than Rhys Walcott, who went 12 of 19 en route to 27 points and six boards. Walcott's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Dylan Gesner, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 20 points.
ALA - Queen Creek's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-8. As for Eastmark, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-8.
ALA - Queen Creek didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 79-49 win against Combs on the 31st. As for Eastmark, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 49-38 loss against ALA - Gilbert North on the 31st.
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