The matchup between the Ferndale Eagles and the Harper Woods Pioneers on Tuesday hardly resembled the 2-0 effort from their previous meeting. Ferndale secured a 60-55 W over Harper Woods. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Ferndale's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Janiya Larry, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Aaliyah Frost, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds and five assists.
Ferndale has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for Harper Woods, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ferndale will square off against Oak Park at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Oak Park 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 586th, while Ferndale is ranked 126th). As for Harper Woods, they will head out on the road to square off against Bloomfield Hills at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Harper Woods has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 305 points over their last five matches.
