There's no place like home for Orange, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They pulled ahead with a 54-53 photo finish over the East Tech Scarabs on Monday. For the Lions, this counts as revenge for the 81-50 victory the Scarabs walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2017.
Dillon Mathur
| 02/03/25 vs East Tech | 15 |
| 12/16/24 vs Shaw | 11 |
| 01/28/25 @ Midview | 9 |
| 01/04/25 vs Beachwood | 9 |
| 11/29/24 vs Collinwood | 9 |
Leading Orange to victory were Alex Mcculloch and Dillon Mathur. Mcculloch went 8 for 16 en route to 16 points, while Mathur went 5 of 9 on his way to 15 points. The dominant performance gave Mathur a new career-high in points. Jean-Marie Morris-Barrie was another key player, putting up four points and nine rebounds.
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 Jaiden Copley, who went 8 for 15 on his way to 18 points along with six boards and four steals. Copley has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last eight times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Keshawn Ellington, who went 7 of 15 en route to 16 points.
Orange's record now sits at 8-11. As for East Tech, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-9.
Orange and East Tech could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings. Orange (ranked 513th) will meet Hawken (ranked 135th) at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Similarly, East Tech will take on Cleveland Central Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday down 476 places (599 vs. 123).
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