For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last five times Eastern Greene and Edgewood have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Thursday. The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds took a 50-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Edgewood Mustangs. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Thunderbirds of the 65-45 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in February of 2024.
Despite the loss, Eastern Greene saw an underclassman step up: freshman Kyan Hudson shot 53% from the field on his way to 21 points. Coby Sykes was another key player, putting up eight points and seven boards.
Will Inman went supernova for Edgewood, going 7-for-8 en route to 20 points. The dominant performance gave Inman a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Huttenlocker, who posted seven points.
Eastern Greene's defeat dropped their record down to 8-14. As for Edgewood, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-9.
Eastern Greene wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 31-29 loss against West Vigo on the 4th. As for Edgewood, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 64-56 defeat against Indianapolis Washington on the 4th.
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