East vs. Mooresville Boys Basketball
In spite of a streak of losses, the Olympians were able to gain a victory against Mooresville with a final score of 51-31.
On Tuesday, January 18, 2022, the East Men’s Basketball team put preceding losses and sickness behind them, and instead looked in the present to gain the victory. Top scorer, junior Julius Daily was proud of the team’s performance.
“We generally play good defense as a team and it usually shows on the scoreboard,” Daily said. “Tonight we hit shots and had lots of energy.”
Unlike previous games, the men on the team are able to use this achievement as motivation for the rest of the season.
“It shows we can compete with anybody and gives us confidence to know that we can compete with anybody,” Daily said.
With a twenty point triumph, each player put forth their best effort. East had several players that helped gain the victory including junior Julius Daily with 18 points, junior Ben Sylva with 13, and both junior Zane Moravec and senior Will Rieckers each with nine.
