Preview: Arbor Prep Gators vs. Detroit Country Day Yellowjackets
The Arbor Prep Gators will head out on the road to face off against the Detroit Country Day Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Arbor Prep comes in on 12 and Detroit Country Day on five.
Arbor Prep can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 56-30 margin over Cass Tech. Given Arbor Prep's advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked seventh, while Cass Tech is ranked 126th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Detroit Country Day proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by 56) but on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Carroll and snuck past 47-45.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Detroit Country Day to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cece Arico, who scored 12 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. Ari'yana Wiggins was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with seven rebounds.
Arbor Prep pushed their record up to 14-2 with that victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.6 points per game. Detroit Country Day's record now sits at 13-5.
Arbor Prep strolled past Detroit Country Day when the teams last played back in February of 2023 by a score of 52-38. The rematch might be a little tougher for Arbor Prep since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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