Ashley played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by the Sacred Heart Academy Irish 69-32. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 602nd, while the Irish are ranked 71st).
Ashley's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ellie Drummond, who posted 17 points and six boards. That was a full 53.1% of Ashley's points, marking the third time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points.
This is the second loss in a row for Ashley and nudges their season record down to 2-8. As for Sacred Heart Academy, the win keeps them at an undefeated 9-0.
Ashley has already played their next game (against Breckenridge), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Sacred Heart Academy will welcome Gladwin at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Sacred Heart Academy's defense has only allowed 29 points per game this season, so Gladwin's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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