On Friday, the Bayfield Trollers were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 78-77 to the Grantsburg Pirates. While losing is never fun, the Trollers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 204th, while the Pirates are ranked 93rd).
When it comes to explaining why Bayfield lost, don't look at Quintin Bresette. Despite the final result, he went 15 for 25 on his way to 33 points and three steals. Maxwell Gordon was another key player, going 6 of 10 on his way to 14 points along with seven rebounds and four steals.
Bayfield's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Grantsburg, their victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Bayfield didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, an 81-80 win against Webster on the 28th. Grantsburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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