Basketball Recap: East Grand Comes Up Short

East Grand came up into this matchup off a tough 50-point defeat last Saturday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the Ashland Hornets by a score of 43-41 on Monday. The Vikings were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Hornets earlier this season, when they won 48-32.

East Grand has also traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 11 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-13 record this season. As for Ashland, they moved to 4-13 with that victory, which also ended their five-game losing streak.

When East Grand and Ashland next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. East Grand will square off against Hodgdon and their eight-game winning streak at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Ashland will try to stop Katahdin's three-game winning streak when the meet at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.