The Grand Traverse Academy Mustangs fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against the Cadillac Heritage Christian Patriots on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 46-43. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Grand Traverse Academy of the 39-31 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in December of 2023.
Several Mustangs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Megan Pavwoski, who scored ten points along with four steals and three blocks. Pavwoski hasn't dropped below two blocks for nine straight games. Another player making a difference was Alleah Dix, who scored six points along with eight rebounds and seven steals.
Grand Traverse Academy dropped their record down to 9-8 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 28.5 points per game. As for Cadillac Heritage Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Grand Traverse Academy will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Leland at 7:00 p.m. As for Cadillac Heritage Christian, they will head out on the road to challenge Catholic Central at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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