Basketball Preview: Houghton Gremlins vs. Dollar Bay Bays
The Houghton Gremlins will head out on the road to square off against the Dollar Bay Bays at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
While Gremlins fans will have to keep waiting for their team to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Monday's season opener. They blew past Ewen-Trout Creek, posting an 80-48 victory.
Meanwhile, Dollar Bay hadn't done well against Jeffers recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Dollar Bay took down Jeffers 55-37. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bays.
Liam Tourtillott and Caleb Kentala were among the main playmakers for Dollar Bay as the former went 9 for 20 en route to 21 points plus six rebounds and two steals and the latter went 7 for 16 en route to 16 points plus eight rebounds and seven assists. Tourtillott's evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Vondoloski, who scored ten points in addition to eight rebounds.
Everything came up roses for Houghton against Dollar Bay when the teams last played back in January, as the squad secured a 68-40 win. Will Houghton repeat their success, or does Dollar Bay have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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