The Mulberry Grove Aces fought the good fight in their overtime contest against the Maryville Christian Lions on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 65-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lions. Mulberry Grove just can't catch a break and has now endured four losses in a row.
Mulberry Grove lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Carter Scoggins, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 14 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Hartmann, who scored 12 points along with four steals.
It was another big night for Logan Schwenk, who dropped a double-double on 29 points and 13 rebounds for Maryville Christian. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Schwenk has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Cade King, who scored 16 points along with two steals.
Mulberry Grove's defeat was their 21st straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 5-19. As for Maryville Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 5-25.
Mulberry Grove will look to defend their home court on Thursday against First Baptist Academy at 7:00 p.m. Mulberry Grove is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 52.9 points per game this season. As for Maryville Christian, they will head out on the road to square off against Valmeyer at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Maryville Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Tuesday.
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