Leetonia extended their losing streak to four on Friday, dropping them down to 1-4. They had to suffer through a 79-36 loss at the hands of the Columbiana Clippers. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 153rd, while the Clippers are ranked 11th).
When it comes to explaining why Leetonia lost, don't look at Dylan Johns. Despite the final result, he went 5-for-8 en route to 12 points. Ethan Mathia also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
As for Columbiana, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 4-0. The contest marked their most dominant win of the season so far.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Columbiana to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cooper Brown, who posted nine points in addition to eight assists and five rebounds. With that strong performance, Brown is now averaging an impressive 2.2 steals per game. Trey Snyder was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with 11 points and nine boards.
Leetonia will take on Southern in a holiday battle at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Columbiana, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 54-53 victory against South Range on the 13th.
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