Seneca was the 73-63 winner over Eastern when they last played one another back in March, but their luck changed this time around. The Seneca Red Hawks received a blow on Monday as they fell 73-57 to the Eastern Eagles. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (56), the Red Hawks still had to take the loss.
Cash Whitehead continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Eastern, going 9 for 14 on his way to 23 points and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Rakale Johnson, who posted seven points in addition to nine boards and five assists.
Seneca's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-4. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.0 points per game. As for Eastern, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-1.
Seneca won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Christian Academy-Louisville at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Seneca knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Christian Academy-Louisville likes a good challenge. As for Eastern, they also won't have to wait long for more action: they'll square off against Spencer County at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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