The Holyoke Dragons's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their fifth straight loss. They were the victim of a tough 59-38 defeat at the hands of Akron. While losing is never fun, Holyoke can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 210th, while Akron is ranked 67th).
Holyoke lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Ellie Kleve, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophia Bencomo, who scored three points along with nine rebounds and two steals.
Akron found their leader in underclassman Kashlee Randel, who scored 13 points along with seven assists and five steals. Another player making a difference was Mikenna Weers, who scored 12 points.
Holyoke has not been sharp recently as the team has lost nine of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-14 record this season. As for Akron, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-8.
Holyoke is on the road again on Tuesday and plays Sedgwick County at 6:00 p.m. on February 20th. Hopefully Holyoke focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Thursday. As for Akron, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Wray at 12:00 p.m. Wray is coming into the game with three straight losses on the road, meaning Akron will have to defend against a team hungry for a win.
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