Basketball Preview: Willard Crimson Flashes vs. Vermilion Sailors
The Willard Crimson Flashes will face off against the Vermilion Sailors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
After dropping their season opener at home, Vermilion is headed out to face a Crimson Flashes team ready to give their home crowd a win. Willard fell 53-40 to Upper Sandusky on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, a victory for Vermilion just wasn't in the cards on Tuesday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against St. Paul, falling 60-40. The Sailors were down 50-30 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Despite the loss, Vermilion saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Nate Pinkerton posted 12 points. Another player making a difference was Brock Meyers, who had six points plus five rebounds.
Willard strolled past Vermilion in their previous meeting back in February by a score of 77-61. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Vermilion's Aj Gerber, who went 7 for 17 en route to 18 points. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Willard to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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