East won the last time they faced West and things went their way on Tuesday too. The East Leopards came out on top against the West Panthers by a score of 75-67. The Leopards pushed the score to 56-34 by the end of the third, a deficit the Panthers cut but never quite recovered from.
When it comes to explaining why West lost, don't look at DC Auksitino. Despite the final result, he went 9 of 14 on his way to 22 points and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Albertson, who posted 11 points and five rebounds.
The victory got East back to even at 7-7. As for West, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-10 record this season.
East will look to defend their home court on Friday against Highland at 7:00 p.m. As for West, they will head out to take on Skyline at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Skyline has three straight wins, West has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
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