The Shawnee Indians were not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. Their tough 65-43 defeat to Allen East might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Shawnee can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 469th, while Allen East is ranked 94th).
It was another big night for Rilynn Jones, who scored 24 points along with five rebounds and three steals for Allen East. Jones hasn't dropped below three steals for five straight games. Another player making a difference was Savana Brooks, who scored 15 points along with two steals.
Shawnee's defeat dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Allen East, the victory (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 20-2.
Shawnee will head out on the road to challenge Rogers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rogers is coming into the contest with three straight wins at home, so Shawnee will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Allen East does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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