Raleigh-Egypt was the 71-62 winner over Memphis East when they last played one another back in November of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Pharaohs took a hard 80-61 fall against the Mustangs on Monday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (57), the Pharaohs still had to take the loss.
Memphis East found their leader in sophomore Markel Townsel, who dropped a double-double with 26 points and ten assists. With that strong performance, Townsel is now averaging an impressive 19.5 points per game. Another player making a difference was Monterrious McCoy, who dropped a double-double with 15 points and 11 boards.
Raleigh-Egypt has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season. Those defeats can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points over those games. As for Memphis East, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
Raleigh-Egypt has already played their next game (against Trezevant), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Memphis East, they have also already played their next matchup, a 79-58 victory against Douglass on the 16th.
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