The East Tech Scarabs managed to keep up with the North Ridgeville Rangers until halftime on Saturday, but things quickly went downhill from there. East Tech was the victim of a rough 87-61 defeat at the hands of North Ridgeville. 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 389th, while North Ridgeville is ranked 186th).
East Tech's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was George Thomas, who scored 19 points along with five assists. Keshawn Ellington was another key contributor, scoring 18 points along with two steals.
This is the second loss in a row for East Tech and nudges their season record down to 14-6. As for North Ridgeville, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-9.
East Tech will head out on the road to square off against Cuyahoga Heights at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for North Ridgeville, they have the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Padua Franciscan at 7:00 p.m. on February 20th. One thing working in Padua Franciscan's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last six matches.
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