Basketball Recap: L'anse Creuse North Drops Highest Score of Season Against Utica Ford

Crusaders

Team Score

12/10/24 @ Utica Ford	86
12/04/24 vs Port Huron	78
12/07/24 @ Rochester	58
11/26/24 vs Lincoln	53

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask L'Anse Creuse North). They skirted past the Utica Ford Falcons 86-83. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Crusaders have posted since December 27, 2023.

Utica Ford's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Eli Miller, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 18 boards. With that strong performance, Miller is now averaging an impressive 16.4 points per game. Nick Pagel was another key player, going 9 for 13 on his way to 20 points.

The win was the third in a row for L'Anse Creuse North, bringing their record for this year to 3-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.0 points per game. As for Utica Ford, they now have a losing record at 2-3.

L'Anse Creuse North will be playing in front of their home fans against Anchor Bay at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. L'Anse Creuse North knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Anchor Bay likes a good challenge. As for Utica Ford, they will take on Utica at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Utica Ford is facing Utica at the right time seeing as Utica is stuck on a four-game losing streak.