The East Mecklenburg Eagles and the Weddington Warriors squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the East Mecklenburg Eagles had to settle for second. The game between them and the Warriors wasn't particularly close, with the Eagles falling 67-52. The match was a 30-30 toss-up at halftime, but East Mecklenburg couldn't quite close it out.
East Mecklenburg lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Ahmari Hicks, who scored 20 points. Another player making a difference was Jordan Buzzard, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Leading Weddington to victory were Grant Hamilton and KJ Younger. Hamilton scored 26 points along with three steals, while Younger scored 28 points along with two steals. Mason Zepp was another key contributor, scoring five points.
East Mecklenburg's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 13-14. As for Weddington, the victory (which was their 15th in a row) raised their record to 26-1.
East Mecklenburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Weddington, they have the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Butler at 7:00 p.m. on March 1st. Hopefully Weddington is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in North Carolina (they are ranked tenth, while Butler is ranked 70th).
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