Max S. Hayes is on a five-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, East Tech a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The Max S. Hayes Lakers will host the East Tech Scarabs at 5:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 96-36, which was the final score in Max S. Hayes' tilt against Glenville on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Lakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 813th, while the Tarblooders are ranked 109th).
Meanwhile, East Tech was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 53-48 to John Marshall.
East Tech's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Max S. Hayes, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
Max S. Hayes came up short against East Tech in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 62-54. Can Max S. Hayes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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