Eagles continue run, get help
The Eastern Eagles won a record ninth straight game Thursday night, taking out the Sac State Hornets 83-57. For a write-up on the game check out Jim Meehan's piece from The Spokesman-Review.
The Eagles lead in the conference also grew to 3 and 1/2 games after the losses of Idaho State and Northern Arizona. For a report on the Lumberjack loss to Portland State check out Chris Lang's article from the Arizona Daily Sun.
To read about Idaho State's remarkable 21-point near-comeback against Montana State, check out Kurt Eilmes' article from the Idaho State Journal.
Eastern will look again to junior Marc Axton to shut down conference MVP candidate Aaron Bond Saturday night as they host second place NAU. The Lumberjacks have now lost two straight after winning four straight and are struggling on the defensive end, allowing a combined 195 points in their last two games. Tipoff will be at Reese Court at 7:05 as the Eagles look to clinch at least a share of the Big Sky regular season championship.
Anthony Venable is a senior at Eastern Washington University majoring in journalism. He hopes to find a job in sports reporting or sports broadcasting after he graduates this spring. He is also a three-year letter winner on an athletic scholarship for Eastern Washington's men's tennis team.