Recap: East Tech Scarabs vs. Cuyahoga Heights Red Wolves
The East Tech Scarabs were not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell to Cuyahoga Heights 57-52. While losing is never fun, East Tech can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 399th, while Cuyahoga Heights is ranked 163rd).
Several Scarabs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Demetrius Lawrence, who scored 23 points along with six rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Lawrence has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Johann Gaines, who scored eight points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
East Tech's defeat dropped their record down to 14-7. As for Cuyahoga Heights, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 18-3.
East Tech will head out on the road to take on West Branch at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Cuyahoga Heights, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 60-45 win vs. Trinity on the 23rd.
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