By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER FARMINGTON – The Bristol Eastern girls basketball team faced a stern challenge on Wednesday, Feb. 3 when the squad traveled to Farmington for an intense CCC Interdivisional war with the Indians. The battle saw two top 10 teams in the state do battle and even though Farmington led just about wire to wire, the Lancers were right in the thick of things until the very end. But the Indians proved that top 10 ranking was no fluke – as did Eastern – as the Lancers fell 68-58 from Farmington High School. When the Lancers (13-2) transition game was in full effect, Eastern was able to pile the points on the scoreboard against Farmington (15-0). And even after a shaky start to the showdown, the Lancers settled down and nearly surged in front on multiple occasions. “It was a good game,” said Eastern coach Tony Floyd. “It gets you into that March Madness. But the kids did well. In the beginning, [Farmington] came out and their transition was very good. They got some kids out and got into transition and we weren’t ready for it and we didn’t adjust to it until the middle of the […]
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