After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Portland, the East Robertson Indians were happy to have found some success on Tuesday. They strolled past Merrol Hyde Magnet with points to spare, taking the game 69-53. That's another feather in the cap for East Robertson, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Despite the loss, Merrol Hyde Magnet still got an impressive performance from Sam Mullins, who scored 23 points. Those 23 points set a new season-high mark for him. The team also got some help courtesy of Tucker Smith, who scored 11 points along with six rebounds.
East Robertson is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-8 record this season. As for Merrol Hyde Magnet, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
East Robertson will head out on the road to face off against Jo Byrns at 6:00 a.m. on Friday. Jo Byrns is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak. As for Merrol Hyde Magnet, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Trousdale County at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
