If Shakamak was feeling good fresh off their 77-49 takedown of Lighthouse Christian Academy last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Shakamak Lakers took a 58-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eastern Greene Thunderbirds on Friday. The Lakers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Thunderbirds apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2024.
Leading Eastern Greene to victory were Coby Sykes and Kyan Hudson. Sykes went 13-for-20 en route to 28 points and seven boards, while Hudson posted 14 points and eight assists. The dominant performance also gave Sykes a new career-high in shooting accuracy (65%). Another player making a difference was Ayden Deckard, who put up six points.
Shakamak's defeat dropped their record down to 12-11. As for Eastern Greene, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-6 and their overall record up to 8-11.
Coming up, Shakamak will take on West Vigo at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Eastern Greene, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 41-27 loss against Paoli on the 22nd.
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