The Garden City Cougars's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fifth straight loss. They took a serious blow against Milan, falling 78-40. Garden City was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-18.
When it comes to explaining why Garden City lost, one person who can't be blamed is Drake Willis. Despite the final result, he scored 27 points. Another player making a difference was Ethan Hiett, who scored four points along with 11 rebounds and two blocks.
Garden City's loss was their 16th straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 1-10. As for Milan, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-7.
Garden City will head out on the road to face off against Thurston at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Thurston presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Garden City in Michigan (Thurston is ranked 271st, while Garden City is ranked 676th). Milan won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Riverview at 7:00 p.m. on January 17th.
