The Manistique Emeralds's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fourth straight defeat. They received a tough blow as they fell 52-35 to Gladstone. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Manistique in their matchups with Gladstone: they've now lost four in a row.
Lillie Johnson continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Gladstone, dropping a triple-double on 32 points, 21 rebounds, and 11 steals. That makes it five consecutive games in which Johnson has scored at least a third of Gladstone's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Addy Blowers, who scored nine points along with five assists.
Manistique has not been sharp recently as the team has lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-9 record this season. As for Gladstone, they pushed their record up to 11-6 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home.
Manistique will head out on the road to take on Ishpeming at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Manistique will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Michigan Rankings (they are ranked 354th, while Ishpeming is ranked 13th). As for Gladstone, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 64-19 victory vs. Gwinn on the 15th.
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