After losing to L'Anse the last time they met, Ontonagon decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Ontonagon Gladiators sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 69-67 victory over the L'Anse Purple Hornets on Friday.
L'Anse lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Talan Larson, who went 7 for 16 on his way to 20 points along with six rebounds and five assists. Larson continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Sam Lee was another key player, putting up 21 points in addition to eight boards and three steals.
Ontonagon has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.8 points per game. As for L'Anse, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-5.
Ontonagon will venture away from home to face off against Calumet at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. L'Anse has already played their next matchup (against Baraga), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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