Botkins was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They lost 64-39 to the Allen East Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 480th, while the Mustangs are ranked 102nd).
It was another big night for Rilynn Jones, who went 9 for 19 to rack up 26 points along with six boards and three steals for Allen East. That makes it five consecutive games in which Jones has scored at least a third of Allen East's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Evelyn Lehman, who posted 15 points.
Botkins' defeat dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Allen East, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Botkins will face off against Troy Christian at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Allen East, they will host Lincolnview at 2:00 p.m. on February 15th. Allen East is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.4 points per game this season.
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