Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the East Central Trojans walked away with it. They managed a 41-37 win over the Olympians on Friday. That's another feather in the cap for East Central, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead East Central to victory, but perhaps none more so than Eli Ertel, who scored 16 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Ertel has scored all season. Carson Pieczonka was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
Columbus East lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jack Fischvogt, who scored nine points. The team also got some help courtesy of Keaton Lawson, who scored seven points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
The victory got East Central back to even at 13-13. As for Columbus East, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost 14 of their last 18 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-17 record this season.
East Central and Franklin Community will face off at 7:00 p.m. on March 2nd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Franklin Community has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 972 points over their last 14 games. Columbus East does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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