If Eastern was riding high fresh off their 70-39 takedown of School Without Walls last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Eastern Ramblers fell to the Heights Bulldogs 66-62. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Ramblers came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked tenth in District of Columbia, while the Bulldogs are ranked 300th in Texas).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Heights to victory, but perhaps none more so than Eric (Ej) Beard Jr, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 15 points. Dj Baines was another key player, putting up 16 points and three steals.
Eastern's loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Heights, their win bumped their record up to 12-10.
Eastern wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 77-39 defeat against Willis on the 28th. As for Heights, they will venture away from home to challenge Fulshear at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Heights is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.6 points per game this season.
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