The Orange Lions won the last time they faced the East Tech Scarabs, and things went their way on Monday too. Orange blew past the Scarabs 55-31. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Orange.
Orange's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Rachel Oberster, who scored 21 points. That makes it five consecutive games in which Oberster has scored at least a third of Orange's points. Another player making a difference was Kynnade Bates, who scored 12 points.
East Tech lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Lanijah Carraway, who scored 16 points. That was a full 51.6% of East Tech's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Myheirah Hampton was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Orange is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-9 record this season. As for East Tech, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-10.
Orange will be playing at home against the Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for East Tech, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against the Raptors at 7:00 p.m. on January 30th. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Ohio (Bard Early College is ranked 797th, while the Scarabs are ranked 798th).
