Eastern won the last time they faced Southern, and Cash Whitehead did his part to make sure it happened again. The Eastern Eagles enjoyed a cozy 71-57 victory over the Southern Trojans on Saturday thanks in part to Whitehead, who went 9 of 12 on his way to 32 points and five rebounds. He is becoming a predictor of Eastern's success: when he posts at least 20 points the team is 6-2 (and 2-3 when he doesn't).
The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Dukes, who posted nine points. He is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games.
Eastern's win bumped their record up to 8-5. As for Southern, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-6.
Eastern didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 54-49 loss against Atherton on the 29th. As for Southern, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 68-51 defeat against Bishop Brossart on the 2nd.
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