The Ithaca Yellowjackets entered their tilt with the Michigan Lutheran Seminary Cardinals with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Ithaca snuck past Michigan Lutheran Seminary with a 49-45 win on Friday. Given Ithaca's advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 220th, while Michigan Lutheran Seminary is ranked 455th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Michigan Lutheran Seminary lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Logan Broekhuizen, who scored 12 points along with eight rebounds. Broekhuizen has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last seven times he's played. William Salgat was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with seven assists.
Ithaca has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Michigan Lutheran Seminary, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9.
Ithaca will be playing in front of their home fans against Carrollton at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ithaca is coming into the match with three straight victories at home, so Carrollton is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Michigan Lutheran Seminary, they will head out on the road to square off against Bullock Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Michigan Lutheran Seminary is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 52.4 points per game this season.
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