Basketball Recap: Genesee Takes a Loss

Genesee lost against Bendle back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Genesee Wolves had to suffer through a 72-40 loss at the hands of the Bendle Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 721st, while the Tigers are ranked 325th).

Despite the loss, Genesee still got an impressive performance from Ayden Yeomen, who went 5 for 6 on his way to 14 points and six boards. The dominant performance gave Yeomen a new career-high in points. Qusai Bannoura was another key player, dropping a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds.

Even though they lost, Genesee smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in six consecutive contests.

Genesee's loss dropped their record down to 1-16. As for Bendle, their victory bumped their record up to 13-4.

Genesee will head out on the road to face off against Notre Dame Prep at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Bendle, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Beecher at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.