Novi was the 55-47 winner over Canton when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Novi Wildcats were just a bucket shy of victory on Thursday and fell 39-38 to the Canton Cobras. The match marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Canton had a senior duo take command as Kessler Blakita went 6 of 9 on his way to 14 points and eight rebounds and Lem Pettway posted 11 points. Pettway is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Nick Hurley, who put up six points.
Novi's loss dropped their record down to 15-4. As for Canton, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-6.
Coming up, Novi will face off against Salem at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Novi is facing Salem at the right time seeing as Salem is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Canton, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 35-33 win against Cadillac on the 8th.
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