The Spencerville Bearcats waltzed into their matchup on Friday with seven straight wins but they left with eight. They took down Allen East 59-44. Given Spencerville's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 86th, while Allen East is ranked 408th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Allen East saw an underclassman step up: Brady Brooks scored 11 points along with five rebounds and four steals. Brooks is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Helser, who scored nine points.
Spencerville is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. As for Allen East, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-11.
Spencerville will square off against Wayne Trace at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Spencerville's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 11 matches. Allen East does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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