The Cleveland Central Catholic Ironmen fought the good fight in their overtime match against the East Tech Scarabs on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 73-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Scarabs. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
It was another big night for George Thomas, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 13 rebounds for East Tech. Thomas hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. Chris Simon was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Cleveland Central Catholic dropped their record down to 8-12 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for East Tech, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Cleveland Central Catholic will look to defend their home court on Friday against Open Door Christian at 7:30 p.m. As for East Tech, they will face off against Rhodes at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Rhodes will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something East Tech surely won't give up without a fight.
