The Houghton Lake Bobcats's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their ninth straight loss. They fell to Roscommon 45-40. While losing is never fun, Houghton Lake can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 568th, while Roscommon is ranked 211th).
Roscommon's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Zoey Kauffman led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds. Nemiah Carper was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds.
Houghton Lake's loss was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Roscommon, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-3.
Houghton Lake will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Northern Michigan Christian at 7:00 p.m. Houghton Lake is facing Northern Michigan Christian at the right time seeing as Northern Michigan Christian is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Roscommon, they will head out on the road to face off against Manton at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Manton will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Roscommon surely won't give up without a fight.
