The Grand Traverse Academy Mustangs lost against the Traverse City Christian Sabres back in March of 2021, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. Grand Traverse Academy was dealt a 69-39 defeat at the hands of Traverse City Christian. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Grand Traverse Academy in their matchups with Traverse City Christian: they've now lost three in a row.
Weston Kinney and Charlie Dennis certainly did their best on Monday to avoid the loss. Kinney dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 rebounds, while Dennis scored 13 points along with five rebounds.
Grand Traverse Academy dropped their record down to 2-19 with that loss, which was their 19th straight on the road dating back to last season. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 29.5 points per game. As for Traverse City Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Grand Traverse Academy will take on Ellsworth at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Grand Traverse Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Monday. As for Traverse City Christian, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Buckley at 7:00 p.m. Traverse City Christian will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Buckley surely won't give up without a fight.
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