Basketball Game Recap: Utica Ford Falcons vs. Utica Chieftains

By Team Reports Jan 5, 2024, 8:19am

Recap: Utica Ford Falcons vs. Utica Chieftains

After a string of three wins, the Utica Ford Falcons's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. The matchup between Utica Ford and Utica wasn't particularly close, with Utica Ford falling 70-52. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Utica Ford in their matchups with Utica: they've now lost four in a row.

Mason Brodi continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Utica, scoring 27 points along with six rebounds and five assists. The contest was Brodi's ninth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Cottingham, who scored 22 points along with six rebounds.

Utica Ford now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Utica, the victory for they keeps them at an undefeated 9-0.

Utica Ford will head out on the road to face off against Fraser at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Utica, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Cousino at 7:00 p.m. Cousino will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Michigan Rankings (they are ranked 358th, while Utica is ranked 27th).