Even though the East Panthers scored an imposing 73 points on Monday, the Tapestry Thunderhawks still came out on top. Tapestry pulled ahead with a 74-73 photo finish over East. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Tapestry also won the last time the pair played back in February of 2019.
East's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Rhondell Johnson, who scored 19 points along with eight rebounds, and Mysean Morrison who scored 17 points along with six rebounds and three steals. Johnson set a new season high mark in points with 19. The team also got some help courtesy of Jussean Pearsall, who scored 18 points along with eight rebounds.
Tapestry now has a winning record of 2-1. As for East, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Tapestry will face off against Buffalo Academy of Science at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. East won't have much time to rest: their next game is against South Park at 6:00 p.m. on December 12th.
