Genesee was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 16th straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 66-41 to the Bendle Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 726th, while the Tigers are ranked 260th).
Genesee lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Tristan Aguliar, who went 5 of 11 en route to 11 points and five rebounds. Brandon Rouse also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Juma Mkakile was his usual excellent self, going 8 for 13 on his way to 21 points in addition to six boards and four steals for Bendle. Those 21 points gave Mkakile a new career-high. Landon Mattis was another key player, going 8 of 19 en route to 18 points and three steals.
Genesee's loss dropped their record down to 0-12. As for Bendle, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.
Genesee didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 71-40 defeat against Beecher on the 21st. Bendle has also already played their next game (against New Standard Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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