Spring Creek hadn't done well against Eastern Wayne recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Spring Creek Gators snuck past the Eastern Wayne Warriors with a 55-49 win. For the Gators, this counts as revenge for the 50-41 victory the Warriors walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2024.
Eastern Wayne lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Ariana Harvey, who went 5 of 9 en route to 11 points and seven boards. Taleia Claude was another key player, putting up 13 points.
Spring Creek's win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 5-8. As for Eastern Wayne, they dropped their record down to 5-9 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Spring Creek has already played their next matchup (against Princeton), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Eastern Wayne will square off against Beddingfield at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Eastern Wayne is facing Beddingfield at the right time seeing as Beddingfield is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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