On Monday, McKinley Tech faced Eastern in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The McKinley Tech Trainers fell 61-53 to the Eastern Ramblers. The Trainers' loss signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
| 01/13/25 vs Eastern | 20 |
| 01/11/25 vs Georgetown Day | 21 |
| 01/10/25 @ Ballou | 23 |
| 01/08/25 @ School Without Walls | 15 |
| 12/30/24 vs Digital Pioneers Academy | 27 |
Several Trainers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was DaMontae Neclos, who posted 20 points. The match was Neclos' seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Rico Zeno, who scored 11 points.
McKinley Tech's defeat dropped their record down to 13-2. As for Eastern, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-4.
McKinley Tech wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 55-52 win against Dunbar on the 15th. Eastern has also already played their next contest, a 73-52 loss against Roosevelt on the 15th.
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