It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Groves Falcons take on the Royal Oak Ravens at 7:00 p.m. on Friday...
Last Tuesday, Groves lost to Rochester at home by a 52-36 margin. While losing is never fun, Groves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 390th, while Rochester is ranked 146th).
| 01/14/25 vs Rochester | 4 |
| 01/09/25 @ Lake Orion | 3 |
| 01/07/25 @ Clarenceville | 7 |
| 01/03/25 @ Pinckney | 3 |
Despite the loss, Groves saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Harlem Simpson posted 18 points along with five rebounds and four steals. Simpson is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last four games she's played.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Royal Oak). They came out on top against Troy by a score of 59-47 on Tuesday.
Royal Oak's win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-4. As for Groves, they dropped their record down to 2-7 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
Groves came up short against Royal Oak in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, falling 47-35. Can Groves avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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