Preview: Pavilion Golden Gophers vs. Caledonia-Mumford Raiders
The Pavilion Golden Gophers will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Caledonia-Mumford Raiders at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Pavilion's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Caledonia-Mumford has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Last Friday, Pavilion beat Perry 56-48.
Meanwhile, Caledonia-Mumford was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 46-41 to Letchworth.
Defeat or not, Caledonia-Mumford got some senior leadership from Nathan Doll and Donny Peet. Doll dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds, while Peet. scored 14 points along with two steals. That was a full 36.6% of Caledonia-Mumford's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Caledonia-Mumford struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Pavilion's victory bumped their record up to 4-8. As for Caledonia-Mumford, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 12 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-14 record this season.
Pavilion beat Caledonia-Mumford 66-54 when the teams last played back in January. Does Pavilion have another victory up their sleeve, or will Caledonia-Mumford turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
