Basketball Recap: Eastern Wayne Piles Up the Points Against Spring Creek

Warriors

Margin (Wins)

12/23/24 vs Wayne Christian	59
12/07/24 vs St. Pauls	42
01/15/25 @ Princeton	32
01/17/25 vs Spring Creek	31
12/09/24 @ West Craven	30

Eastern Wayne entered their tilt with Spring Creek on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Spring Creek Gators 84-53. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 20 points or more this season.

Eastern Wayne's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Charlie Thomas, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. Thomas has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more boards the last 12 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Bailey, who went 7 for 11 en route to 16 points and four steals.

Eastern Wayne was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Spring Creek only racked up nine assists.

Despite the loss, Spring Creek still got an impressive performance from Brennan Chambers, who went 9 of 19 on his way to 22 points. Nathan Jackson was another key player, dropping a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds.

Eastern Wayne's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-4. As for Spring Creek, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-8.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Eastern Wayne will face off against Beddingfield at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Eastern Wayne knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven contests -- so hopefully Beddingfield likes a good challenge. As for Spring Creek, they will challenge Princeton at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Spring Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.6 points per game this season.