The St. Augustine Prep Hermits pushed their score all the way to 67 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to Eastside 72-67. If St. Augustine Prep hoped to take revenge for the 65-60 defeat against they when the teams met, then they were left disappointed.
It was another big night for Jahaan Green, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 rebounds for Eastside. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Love, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds.
St. Augustine Prep has been struggling recently, as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-8 record this season. As for Eastside, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-6.
St. Augustine Prep will head out on the road to take on St. Joseph at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Eastside, they the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Collingswood at 5:30 p.m. on January 26th. Collingswood is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses.
