The South Park Sparks will head out on the road to square off against the East Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 77-48, which was the final score in South Park's tilt against Health Sciences Charter on Saturday. While losing is never fun, South Park can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 454th, while Health Sciences Charter is ranked 80th).
Meanwhile, East's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fifth straight defeat. They fell just short of Hutchinson-Central Tech by a score of 69-66. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Jussean Pearsall, who scored 22 points along with eight assists and eight rebounds. He is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last 14 games he's played. 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.
South Park's record is now 3-3. East's record is now 4-14.
South Park didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against East in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 64-59 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Park since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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