East is 2-8 against Firestone since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Dragons will welcome the Falcons at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
East is headed into the matchup having just suffered their closest loss since December 11, 2025 last Monday. They fell just short of Alliance by a score of 44-42. While the Dragons didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Aviators 11-3 in the first quarter.
Dareyae Cooper
| 01/12/26 vs Ellet | 2 |
| 12/01/25 @ Coventry | 3 |
| 12/18/25 @ Firestone | 4 |
| 01/08/26 @ Buchtel | 5 |
| 01/10/26 @ Bedford | 7 |
Despite the defeat, East saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Dareyae Cooper dropped a double-double with 19 points and 16 boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Cooper has scored all season. Kani Taylor was another key player, putting up nine points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 65-17, which was the final score in Firestone's tilt against Roosevelt on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 630th, while the Rough Riders are ranked 256th).
Firestone's loss dropped their record down to 6-12. As for East, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.
East was taken down by Firestone 62-30 in their previous meeting back in December of 2025. Will the Dragons have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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