After flying high against Mitchell last Tuesday, Eastern came back down to earth. The Eastern Musketeers took a 46-39 hit to the loss column at the hands of the West Washington Senators on Thursday. If the Musketeers were looking for revenge after losing 42-38 to them when the teams met, then they'll just have to keep looking.
| 12/12/24 @ West Washington | 3 |
| 12/10/24 @ Mitchell | 9 |
| 12/07/24 vs Brownstown Central | 3 |
| 12/05/24 @ Christian Academy | 4 |
| 11/27/24 vs Henryville | 5 |
Despite the loss, Eastern still got an impressive performance from Addison Smith, who posted 13 points and three steals. Smith has been hot, having posted three or more steals the last eight times she's played. Another player making a difference was Bailee Robbins, who had nine points and four steals.
Meredith Deaton was her usual excellent self, shooting 4-for-7 from downtown and dropping a double-double on 21 points and ten boards for West Washington. Emma Schmidt was another key player, putting up 12 points and five rebounds.
Eastern's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-4. As for West Washington, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Eastern will host Southwestern at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for West Washington, they will be playing at home against Orleans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Orleans' defense has only allowed 26.1 points per game this season, so West Washington's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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