The Berkley Bears had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They enjoyed a cozy 56-42 victory over Utica. Given Berkley's advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 152nd, while Utica is ranked 400th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hailey Kirkwood was her usual excellent self, scoring 14 points along with six assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Nadia Watt, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Berkley is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Utica, their loss was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-17.
Berkley will take on Thurston at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Utica, they will challenge Tournament Team on Monday.
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