North lost against Milwaukee King back in December of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The North Blue Devils took a blow against the Milwaukee King Generals, falling 69-42. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 386th, while the Generals are ranked 151st).
02/14/25 vs Milwaukee King | 75% |
01/14/25 @ Muskego | 67% |
12/27/24 vs Milton | 50% |
12/12/24 vs Milwaukee Hamilton | 50% |
02/07/25 @ Milwaukee Bradley Tech | 33% |
When it comes to explaining why North lost, don't look at Tristen Carey. Despite the final result, he went 6-for-12 to rack up 16 points and five boards. The dominant performance also gave Carey a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (75%). Another player making a difference was Ken Maclin, who posted six points along with seven assists and four steals.
Even though they lost, North smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in three consecutive contests.
North dropped their record down to 3-15 with the loss, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Milwaukee King, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
Coming up, North will take on Milwaukee Lifelong Learning at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Milwaukee King, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 71-64 defeat against Racine Park on the 15th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps