The Berrien Springs Shamrocks had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They secured a 41-37 W over Cassopolis. Given Berrien Springs' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while Cassopolis is ranked 449th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Malachi Ward and Tre Peterson Evans certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Ward scored ten points along with six steals, while Peterson Evans scored seven points along with six rebounds and four steals. Another player making a difference was Kenny May, who scored four points along with 11 rebounds and two steals.
Berrien Springs has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Cassopolis, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-6.
Berrien Springs will head out on the road to face off against Constantine at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Berrien Springs is facing Constantine at the right time seeing as Constantine is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Cassopolis, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Bloomingdale at 7:30 p.m. Cassopolis is facing Bloomingdale at the right time seeing as Bloomingdale is stuck on a 13-game losing streak.
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