The Englewood Pirates struggled with assists on Thursday (the Eagle Ridge Academy Warriors had 900% more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Englewood was beaten by Eagle Ridge Academy 58-27. Englewood was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-10.
Englewood's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jonah Singer, who scored 13 points, and Dominic Dever who scored 8 points along with 5 rebounds. Singer scored a full 48.1% of Englewood's points, the second time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Eagle Ridge Academy found their leader in underclassman Aiden Wanrow, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 14 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jackson Pendleton, who scored 4 points along with 11 rebounds and 3 steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Englewood and nudges their season record down to 0-2. As for Eagle Ridge Academy, their win bumped their record up to 1-0.
Englewood will head out on the road to face off against Aurora Central at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Aurora Central focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Friday. As for Eagle Ridge Academy, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Silver Creek at 6:00 p.m. Hopefully Silver Creek focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Tuesday.
