Atherton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They took a blow against the International Academy Phoenix, falling 70-26. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 712th, while the Phoenix are ranked 172nd).
Atherton's loss dropped their record down to 2-13. As for International Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-3.
Atherton has already played their next matchup (against Yale), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. International Academy won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against New Standard Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. New Standard Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully International Academy likes a good challenge.
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