The Berea-Midpark Titans pushed their score all the way to 72 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 79-72 hit to the loss column at the hands of Nordonia. Berea-Midpark has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Berea-Midpark saw an underclassman step up: Tyson Clay scored 20 points. Those 20 points set a new season-high mark for him. Another player making a difference was Reid Braaten, who scored 15 points.
Berea-Midpark's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2. As for Nordonia, their victory bumped their record up to 4-5.
Berea-Midpark will look to defend their home court on January 5th against Midview at 7:00 p.m. Midview will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings (they are ranked 389th, while Berea-Midpark is ranked 144th). As for Nordonia, they will head out on the road to face off against Solon at 7:30 p.m. on January 5th. Solon knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past four games -- so hopefully Nordonia likes a good challenge.
