The Raiders are 17-5 on their season after going 1-1 last week.
On Friday, East beat Fairview on the road, 46-38.
Fairview jumped out to an early 12-9 lead in the first quarter, and held on to it to lead by six at the half. The Raiders were still looking for the rhythm in the third, but managed to outscore Fairview, 9-8. With five minutes left in the final quarter, East came out of nowhere to rally with a 15-1 run to clinch the victory.
Colt Barnhill led the Raiders in scoring with 15 points. Kyle Bair put up 11 and Dylan Genung had nine. Caleb Adams and Connor Robinson had five each. Koty Buck nailed one from the charity stripe.
Both teams showed off their defensive skill, holding each other to less than 40-percent in the field. East hit 68-percent from the line.
On Saturday, East fell to Highlands at home, 42-40.
Highlands jumped out to an early 16-8 lead and was up by four at the half. The Raiders cut the lead to one in the third, but Highlands outscored the host team 13-12 in the final quarter for the win.
Barnhill was once again the leading scorer for the Raiders with 23 points. Bair put up five and Tyler Clay had four. Adams and Buck had three each and Genung added two.
East plays host to Bath County tonight (Wednesday). Tip off is set for 7:30 p.m.
The Raiders will honor six seniors in a pre-game ceremony. Buck, Barnhill, Adams, Bair, Dylan McDavid, and Tanner Ashworth are slated to graduate in May.
East will kick off post-season play Monday night at Morgan County. They will face off with the cougars in the first round of the 62nd District Tournament. The two teams met up in mid-January and East came out with a 73-53 victory on the road. They met again Feb. 2 at East. The Raiders walked away with a second win, 72-27.
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Note: At press time, numerous calls to East Carter Head Coach Brandon Baker had not been returned.
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