The South Lyon East Cougars won the last time they faced the Kettering Captains, and things went their way on Tuesday too. South Lyon East enjoyed a cozy 68-49 victory over Kettering. Given South Lyon East's advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 171st, while Kettering is ranked 536th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Several Captains players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kevin Meredith, who scored 11 points along with four steals. Meredith continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Jordan Jarrell was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with four steals.
South Lyon East is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Kettering, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-17.
South Lyon East will head out on the road to face off against Mott at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mott is coming into the matchup with seven straight wins at home, so South Lyon East will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Kettering, they will head out on the road to face off against Hazel Park at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Kettering focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Tuesday.
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