The East Dragons will square off against the Washington Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: East has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Washington will arrive with 11 straight wins.
East lost 57-37 to Marietta on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 598th, while the Tigers are ranked 110th).
Meanwhile, Washington was fully in charge on Saturday, breezing past Waite 88-53. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 20 points or more this season.
Washington pushed their record up to 15-3 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.3 points over those games. As for East, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-14.
East strolled past Washington when the teams last played back in December of 2018 by a score of 72-54. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Washington's Jayden Ballard, who went 10 of 18 on his way to 22 points and three steals. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be easier for East to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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