Basketball Recap: Stuart W. Cramer Comes Up Short

Stuart W. Cramer played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by the Huss Huskies 74-44. The Storm have struggled against the Huskies recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

Stuart W. Cramer's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Qualteau Hawkins, who posted eight points and eight rebounds. The dominant performance gave Hawkins a new career-high in boards. Another player making a difference was Dj Cross, who had ten points and eight rebounds.

Even though they lost, Stuart W. Cramer smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive board total in three consecutive games.

Huss found their leader in freshman Jaleel Smith, who went 14 of 22 en route to 40 points in addition to seven boards and seven steals. The contest was Smith's third in a row with at least ten points. Fred Nelson also deserves some recognition as he grabbed his first steals of the season.

Stuart W. Cramer's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Huss, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.

Stuart W. Cramer will be playing at home against Forestview at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Forestview knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully Stuart W. Cramer likes a good challenge. As for Huss, they will head out on the road to challenge Ashbrook at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Huss sitting on three straight victories and Ashbrook on 12.