East Central couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They took a 62-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Elberta Warriors on Saturday. The Hornets just can't catch a break and have now endured 18 losses in a row dating back to last season.
East Central lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Brody Howard, who went 8 for 18 en route to 20 points plus three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Harville, who scored 12 points plus seven rebounds and two steals.
Elberta's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-1.
East Central will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Citronelle at 7:00 p.m. As for Elberta, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Foley at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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