East Palestine lost against Newton Falls back in February of 2021, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The East Palestine Bulldogs came up short against the Newton Falls Tigers, falling 60-39. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Owen Jurjavcic
| 02/21/25 @ Newton Falls | 8 |
| 02/15/25 vs Western Reserve | 8 |
| 02/12/25 @ Southern | 8 |
When it comes to explaining why East Palestine lost, don't look at Owen Jurjavcic. Despite the final result, he posted 15 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals. Jurjavcic has been hot recently, having posted eight or more boards the last three times he's played. Kyler Bourne was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Landon McGregor continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Newton Falls, dropping a double-double with 21 points and 16 rebounds. Those 16 boards gave McGregor a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Travis Tursack, who put up eight points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
East Palestine's loss dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Newton Falls, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-7.
East Palestine does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Newton Falls, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 56-48 defeat against Dalton on the 25th.
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