Eastside and Buchholz are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2019, but not for long. The Eastside Rams will welcome the Buchholz Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Tuesday, Eastside lost to Newberry at home by a 66-49 margin. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 492nd, while the Panthers are ranked 13th).
Despite the defeat, Eastside saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jai'Vion Williams posted seven points in addition to eight boards and three blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryan Hayes, who put up 14 points.
Meanwhile, Buchholz entered their matchup against Gainesville on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Buchholz had to suffer through a 78-51 loss at the hands of Gainesville. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Bobcats have suffered since January 10th.
This is the second loss in a row for Eastside and nudges their season record down to 1-6. As for Buchholz, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-3.
Eastside came up short against Buchholz when the teams last played back in January, falling 47-43. Can Eastside avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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