Basketball Recap: Detroit Country Day Makes It 17 in a Row at Home

There's no place like home for Detroit Country Day, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Sunday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 53-51 win over the Start Spartans on Saturday. Given the Yellowjackets' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 13th in Michigan, while the Spartans are ranked 89th in Ohio), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Yellowjackets

Previous Games (Home)

01/25/25 vs Start	53-51
01/10/25 vs West Bloomfield	66-58
01/03/25 vs Regina	75-53
12/30/24 vs Clarkston	76-51
12/18/24 vs Walled Lake Western	71-10
+ 12 more games

Detroit Country Day pushed their record up to 11-2 with the victory, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27.9 points. As for Start, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 14-3 record.

Detroit Country Day is taking a road trip to challenge Cranbrook Kingswood at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Start has already played their next match (against Ross), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.