The Hazel Park Vikings will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Kettering Captains at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Hazel Park came up short against St. Mary Catholic Central and fell 60-51. While losing is never fun, Hazel Park can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 577th, while St. Mary Catholic Central is ranked 265th).
Meanwhile, Kettering was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. The match between them and South Lyon East wasn't particularly close, with Kettering falling 68-49. Kettering was down 57-35 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Kevin Meredith, who scored 11 points along with four steals. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Salazar, who scored ten points.
Hazel Park has not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-15 record this season. As for Kettering, their loss dropped their record down to 4-17.
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