The East Tech Scarabs were not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 62-49 to West Branch. While losing is never fun, East Tech can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 378th, while West Branch is ranked 163rd).
East Tech lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jaiden Copley, who scored 16 points along with three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Copley has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Johann Gaines, who scored 11 points along with three steals.
East Tech's defeat dropped their record down to 14-8. As for West Branch, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season.
East Tech does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Branch, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Revere at 7:00 p.m. West Branch is coming into the contest with nine straight victories at home, so Revere will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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