The Brown City Green Devils will take on the Genesee Wolves at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Brown City's defense has only allowed 29 points per game this season, so Genesee's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Tuesday, Brown City took a blow against Sandusky, falling 52-18. While losing is never fun, the Green Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 279th, while the Wolves are ranked 120th).
Meanwhile, in a tight contest that could have gone either way, Genesee made off with a 47-46 victory over Vassar.
Brown City better keep an eye on Averie Zinn. She was instrumental in Genesee's win, putting up 20 points along with five assists and five rebounds. Zinn's evening made it 36 games in a row in which she has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Autumn Simpson, who almost dropped a double-double with ten points and nine boards.
Genesee smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 24 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 41 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Brown City's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 18.0 points over those games. As for Genesee, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Brown City took their win against Genesee when the teams last played back in December of 2023 by a conclusive 44-19. Does Brown City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Genesee turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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