Piqua extended their losing streak to five on Monday, dropping them down to 2-10. They had to suffer through a 53-16 loss at the hands of the Miami East Vikings. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 665th, while the Vikings are ranked 121st).
As for Miami East, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2. The road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.3 points over those games.
Miami East was led to victory by Mara Fine and Kylie Gentis. Fine went 5-for-11 en route to 13 points along with five rebounds and five steals, while Gentis shot 70% from the field to rack up 16 points. Those 13 points gave Fine a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Claire Antonides, who posted seven points and nine boards.
Piqua didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 40-19 defeat against Troy on the 7th. As for Miami East, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 59-31 win against Covington on the 8th.
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