East Mecklenburg and Watauga squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but East Mecklenburg had to settle for second. They took a 56-42 bruising from the Watauga Pioneers. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ahmari Hicks
| 02/25/25 @ Watauga | 16 |
| 02/14/25 @ Providence | 30 |
| 02/11/25 vs Charlotte Catholic | 28 |
East Mecklenburg lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Ahmari Hicks, who shot 50% from the field en route to 16 points. His big performance that evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Jordan Buzzard, who posted eight points and three blocks.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Watauga to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jace Blocker, who went 7-for-11 to rack up 17 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Cade Keller, who shot 42% from the field on his way to 17 points and five boards.
East Mecklenburg's defeat dropped their record down to 15-11. As for Watauga, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season.
East Mecklenburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Watauga, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, an 80-77 win against Mount Tabor on the 28th.
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