The Lake Orion Dragons will challenge the Groves Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Lake Orion is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Rochester just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They were beaten by the Falcons 47-20. The match marked the Dragons' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Groves). They blew past Clarenceville 65-15 on Tuesday. With the Falcons ahead 45-12 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Groves found their leader in sophomore Harlem Simpson, who went 12 of 22 en route to 26 points along with eight rebounds and seven assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Simpson has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacey Roy, who went 6 for 12 on her way to 13 points and eight rebounds.
Groves smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in seven consecutive matchups.
Groves' win bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Lake Orion, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-3.
Lake Orion strolled past Groves when the teams last played back in February of 2024 by a score of 25-9. Does Lake Orion have another victory up their sleeve, or will Groves turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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