Basketball Recap: Sandusky Takes a Loss

If Sandusky was feeling good fresh off their 73-50 takedown of Norwalk last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Sandusky Blue Streaks fell just short of the St. Edward Eagles by a score of 83-81 on Thursday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (73), the Blue Streaks still had to take the loss.

When it comes to explaining why Sandusky lost, don't look at Jason Henlon. Despite the final result, he went 8 for 17 on his way to 21 points in addition to eight assists and eight boards. Henlon's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Amir Aaron, who went 5 of 12 on his way to 13 points in addition to five boards and four steals.

Even though they lost, Sandusky smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.

Sandusky now has a losing record at 2-3. As for St. Edward, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sandusky won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Perkins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Sandusky is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 72 points per game this season. St. Edward and Berea-Midpark will compete for holiday cheer at 2:00 p.m. on Monday.