On Tuesday, Utica suffered a rough 72-47 defeat at the hands of Brother Rice. While losing is never fun, Utica can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 48th, while Brother Rice is ranked sixth).
Utica lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Luke Cottingham, who scored nine points along with seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Timothy Geottes, who scored 12 points.
Utica's loss dropped their record down to 22-3. As for Brother Rice, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-6.
Utica does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Brother Rice is on the road again on Thursday and plays Chippewa Valley at 7:00 p.m. on March 7th. One thing working in Brother Rice's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last six games.
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