The East Henderson Eagles waltzed into their match on Thursday with four straight wins but they left with five. They had just enough and edged West Henderson out 47-45. That's another feather in the cap for East Henderson, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Caiden Brewer continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 25 points along with seven rebounds and five steals. He hasn't dropped below 16 points for 22 straight games. Wyatt Taylor was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
Several Falcons players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jackson Lyda, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Nash, who scored six points along with six rebounds.
Even though they lost, West Henderson smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Henderson only pulled down six offensive rebounds.
East Henderson has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season. As for West Henderson, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-7.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. East Henderson will take on Oak Grove at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East Henderson is coming into the matchup with 14 straight wins at home, so Oak Grove will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. West Henderson will take on Robinson at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully West Henderson focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Thursday.
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