East are taking a road trip to face off against the Madison Blue Streaks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East has now lost ten straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since January 14.
East is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Jackson on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. East was beaten by Jackson 84-32. While losing is never fun, East can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 564th, while Jackson is ranked 33rd).
Meanwhile, Madison was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 71-60 to Perry.
East will have to contain Mac Steele as he made an impact in Madison's last game. He went 9-for-18 on his way to 24 points and five steals. Steele is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in each of the last 12 games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Dom Magda, who posted six points.
Madison's loss dropped their record down to 14-8. As for East, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-19.
East came up short against Madison when the teams last played back in January, falling 58-52. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Steele, who went 10-for-20 to rack up 29 points in addition to eight boards and five steals. Now that East knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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