Atherton is 0-10 against Morrice since December of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Atherton Wolverines will be playing at home against the Morrice Orioles at 5:30 p.m. Atherton has now lost 11 straight, leaving the team is hunting for their first win since December 15.
Last Tuesday, Atherton took a serious blow against Capac, falling 39-9.
Meanwhile, Morrice pushed their score all the way to 57 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 58-57 to Genesee. Morrice found out winning isn't easy when you make seven fewer threes than your opponent.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Aubrey Rogers and Averie Zinn. Zinn had a great game and scored 45 points along with three blocks. Meanwhile, Rogers was balling out in the loss, scoring 29 points along with eight steals and five rebounds.
Atherton dropped their record down to 2-13 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight at home. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 23.3 points per game. As for Morrice, their loss dropped their record down to 10-5.
Atherton took a serious blow against Morrice when the teams last played back in January, falling 54-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rogers, who dropped a double-double on 32 points and 12 steals. Now that Atherton knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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