The North East Grape Pickers will head out to challenge the Eisenhower Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
North East is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 59 points on Thursday, they were much more limited against Mercyhurst Prep on Monday. They came up short against the Lakers, falling 49-23. The Grape Pickers were down 41-15 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Eisenhower was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a hard 52-36 fall against Union City.
Eisenhower's defeat dropped their record down to 14-6. As for North East, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.
North East came up short against Eisenhower in their previous meeting back in January, falling 59-53. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Eisenhower's Clara Steinberg, who posted 20 points in addition to eight rebounds and seven assists. Now that North East knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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