While it was all tied up 28-28 at halftime, East Palestine was not quite David Anderson's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They fell just short of the David Anderson Blue Devils by a score of 57-55. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Bulldogs have suffered since January 30, 2024.
East Palestine lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Kyler Bourne, who went 7 for 15 on his way to 17 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Clark Rutledge, who went 5 of 8 en route to 11 points and six boards.
This is the second loss in a row for East Palestine and nudges their season record down to 7-7. As for David Anderson, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season.
East Palestine will host Valley Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Valley Christian will roll in looking for their 12th straight victory, something East Palestine surely won't give up without a fight. As for David Anderson, they will venture away from home to face off against Columbiana at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Columbiana is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.1 points per game this season.
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