Metro Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 64-59 heartbreaker at the hands of the Blue Valley Southwest Timberwolves. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (55), the Mavericks still had to take the loss.
Blue Valley Southwest was led to victory by Eli Mick and Baylor Rank. Mick went 11 for 17 en route to 26 points along with six boards and five assists, while Rank went 6 of 13 on his way to 17 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals. Rank's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Joshua Arterburn, who posted 11 points.
Metro Academy's loss dropped their record down to 15-11. As for Blue Valley Southwest, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-9.
Metro Academy will square off against St. Mary's Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Blue Valley Southwest, they will take on Blue Valley at 7:00 p.m. on February 11th.
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