The Brewbaker Tech Rams pushed their score all the way to 57 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a serious blow against Bullitt East, falling 91-57. While losing is never fun, Brewbaker Tech can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 247th in Alabama, while Bullitt East is ranked 90th in Kentucky).
Defeat or not, Brewbaker Tech got some senior leadership from Johnathan Williams who scored 23 points along with seven rebounds and Kevin Honer who scored 19 points along with five rebounds. Williams scored a full 40.4% of Brewbaker Tech's points, the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Briley Fletcher was another key contributor, scoring six points along with five rebounds.
Brewbaker Tech has been struggling recently, as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season. As for Bullitt East, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-3.
Brewbaker Tech won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Mandarin at 1:00 p.m. on December 29, 2023. One thing working in Mandarin's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last six contests. Bullitt East won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Jordan Christian Prep at 10:00 a.m. on December 29, 2023. Jordan Christian Prep is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
