The East Panthers fought the good fight in their overtime match against the Hutchinson-Central Tech Engineers on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Engineers by a score of 69-66. East's defeat continues an unfortunate trend for the team, making it five in a row.
East lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jussean Pearsall, who scored 22 points along with eight assists and eight rebounds. Pearsall hasn't dropped below two steals for 14 straight games. Antoine Williams was another key contributor, scoring 17 points along with six rebounds.
Even though they lost, East were working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
East's loss dropped their record down to 4-14. As for Hutchinson-Central Tech, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
East will be playing at home against South Park at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. East is coming into the contest with seven straight losses at home, meaning South Park will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. Hutchinson-Central Tech does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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