Basketball Preview: Ascension Academy Cardinals vs. Borger Bulldogs
The Ascension Academy Cardinals and the Borger Bulldogs will face off at 11:40 a.m. on Saturday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Ascension Academy will head out to face Borger after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Ascension Academy fell just short of Clarendon by a score of 56-53. The Cardinals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Borger was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss dating back to last season. They took a 65-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of Wellington. One positive for the Bulldogs, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Borger might have lost, but man, Tahqulin Brooks was a machine: he dropped a double-double on 32 points and 16 rebounds. What's more, Brooks also racked up 12 offensive rebounds, the most he's had since back in November of 2023. Another player making a difference was Braylon Contreras, who earned seven points.
Even though they lost, Borger smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Borger's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Ascension Academy, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-3.
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