The North Blue Devils pushed their score all the way to 71 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a hard 90-71 fall against Milwaukee Hamilton. North has struggled against Milwaukee Hamilton recently, as their matchup on Thursday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
North's loss came despite strong showings from Dmonte Davis and Dronte Davis. Davis scored 17 points along with seven rebounds and four steals, while Davis scored 13 points along with eight rebounds. Those four steals set a new season-high mark for him. The team also got some help courtesy of Mike Scott, who scored six points.
North's defeat was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 1-6. As for Milwaukee Hamilton, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-1.
North will take on Young Coggs Prep in a holiday battle at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday at. Young Coggs Prep and North are at an even 4-4 over their past eight head-to-heads. As for Milwaukee Hamilton, they will head out on the road to face off against Roncalli at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Roncalli will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Wisconsin Rankings (they are ranked 234th, while Milwaukee Hamilton is ranked 76th).
