Basketball Recap: Eastern Wins High-Profile Game Against Mckinley Tech

On Monday, Eastern faced McKinley Tech in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Eastern Ramblers came out on top against the McKinley Tech Trainers by a score of 61-53. For the Ramblers, this counts as revenge for the 61-47 victory the Trainers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2024.

McKinley Tech's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was DaMontae Neclos, who posted 20 points. The contest was Neclos' seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Rico Zeno, who had 11 points.

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Previous 2 Games

01/13/25 @ McKinley Tech	61-53
01/08/25 vs Phelps Architecture, Construction & Engineering	70-15

The win made it two in a row for Eastern and bumps their season record up to 8-4. As for McKinley Tech, they moved to 13-2 with that defeat, which also ended their eight-game winning streak.

Eastern has already played their next match, a 73-52 loss against Roosevelt on the 15th. As for McKinley Tech, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 55-52 victory against Dunbar on the 15th.