The Avondale Yellowjackets are taking a road trip to challenge the Berkley Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Avondale was handed a heart-breaking two-point loss in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against North Farmington on Thursday. Avondale took their game with ease, bagging a 63-21 victory over North Farmington. Given the Yellowjackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Raiders are ranked 530th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Morgan Mcpherson
| 02/06/25 vs North Farmington | 63% |
| 01/31/25 @ Harper Woods | 50% |
| 01/14/25 @ Southfield Arts & Tech | 44% |
| 02/04/25 @ Rochester | 43% |
| 01/16/25 @ Adams | 43% |
Avondale's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Morgan Mcpherson led the charge by going 8 of 16 en route to 23 points along with six steals and five boards. The dominant performance also gave Mcpherson a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (63%). Another player making a difference was Sasha McClellan, who posted eight points in addition to ten rebounds and eight assists.
Avondale smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in ten consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Berkley against Voyageur Academy on Friday as the team secured a 55-16 win. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 44-9.
Avondale pushed their record up to 13-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.0 points over those games. As for Berkley, their win bumped their record up to 12-6.
Avondale didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Berkley in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 61-55 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Avondale since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
