The Lawrence Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Cassopolis Rangers at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Lawrence focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 30 on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, Lawrence had to suffer through a rough 69-38 loss at the hands of Centreville. While losing is never fun, Lawrence can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 646th, while Centreville is ranked 276th).
The losing side was boosted by Ben McCaw, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Another player making a difference was Alex Gardner, who scored ten points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Cassopolis was just a bucket shy of victory on Thursday and fell 47-46 to Hartford.
Despite their loss, Cassopolis saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Malachi Ward, who scored 19 points along with five steals, was perhaps the best of all. Ward is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last six games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenny May, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Lawrence and nudges their season record down to 8-12. As for Cassopolis, they dropped their record down to 12-8 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Lawrence have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 31 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Cassopolis struggles in that department as they've been averaging 27.6 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Lawrence came up short against Cassopolis when the teams last played back in January, falling 44-36. Can Lawrence avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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