Dakota is 6-1 against Anchor Bay since December of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Dakota Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Anchor Bay Tars at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Dakota focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up seven on Wednesday.
You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Dakota's strategy against Port Huron Northern on Wednesday. Dakota came out on top against Port Huron Northern by a score of 60-48. Given Dakota's advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 55th, while Port Huron Northern is ranked 392nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Dakota's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Tambre Williams, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 16 rebounds, and Samone Andrews, who scored 22 points along with seven steals. Andrews is crushing the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Gabby Brooks-Foster was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with five assists.
Anchor Bay was handed a two-point defeat in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against Marysville last Tuesday. Anchor Bay was the clear victor by a 53-32 margin over Marysville.
Dakota's win bumped their record up to 17-6. As for Anchor Bay, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.
Dakota came up short against Anchor Bay in their previous meeting back in February, falling 60-54. Can Dakota avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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