Champion played a tough contest on Saturday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against the Garfield G-Men, falling 72-42. The Golden Flashes were not able to make up for their loss to the G-Men from their previous meeting back in January of 2024.
Champion's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Damien Wickham, who went 7 for 15 on his way to 16 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Mike Miller, who posted 16 points.
Garfield had a senior duo take command as Aidan Hill dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten boards and Preston Gedeon went 13 of 25 to rack up 28 points. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Gedeon has scored at least a third of Garfield's points. Cade Rock was another key player, putting up eight points and nine rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Champion and nudges their season record down to 5-15. As for Garfield, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Champion will take on Brookfield at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Champion is facing Brookfield at the right time seeing as Brookfield is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Garfield, they will face off against LaBrae at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. LaBrae knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Garfield likes a good challenge.
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