The East Palestine Bulldogs will challenge the Medina Christian Academy Knights at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
East Palestine is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Academy for Urban Scholars: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that East Palestine blew Academy for Urban Scholars out of the water with a 60-9 final score. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 23 points or more this season.
| 12/27/24 vs Academy for Urban Scholars | 14 |
| 12/20/24 vs David Anderson | 6 |
| 12/11/24 vs Environmental Charter | 10 |
East Palestine found their leader in sophomore RJ May, who went 5 for 6 on his way to 14 points and four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points May has scored all season. Owen Jurjavcic was another key player, going 6 of 11 on his way to 8 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
East Palestine smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive rebound total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Medina Christian Academy lost to Cloverleaf on the road by a 74-58 margin on Saturday.
Medina Christian Academy's defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-6. As for East Palestine, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
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