Atherton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They lost 65-45 to the Bendle Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 713th, while the Tigers are ranked 291st).
Bendle was led to victory by Landon Mattis and AJ Patterson. Mattis went 11 for 16 on his way to 26 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals, while Patterson dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten boards. The dominant performance also gave Patterson a new career-high in steals (four). Juma Mkakile was another key player, putting up six points along with ten boards and six steals.
Atherton's loss dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Bendle, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-3.
Atherton will challenge International Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Bendle, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 70-53 defeat against New Standard Academy on the 1st.
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