Eastmoor Academy is 1-9 against Africentric Early College since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Eastmoor Academy Warriors just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Africentric Early College Nubians at 7:00 p.m.
On Thursday, Eastmoor Academy ended up a good deal behind Walnut Ridge and lost 66-52. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 540th, while the Scots are ranked 139th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was JD Broomfield, who posted nine points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dekar Moultry, who put up seven points along with 12 rebounds and four blocks.
Meanwhile, Africentric Early College waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with 13 straight wins... but they left with 14. They blew past the 76ers, posting a 70-31 victory. The Nubians have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 21 points or more this season.
Africentric Early College's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.9 points per game. As for Eastmoor Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-9.
Eastmoor Academy came up short against Africentric Early College when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 59-48. Can Eastmoor Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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