There's no place like home for the Gladstone Braves, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Friday. They came out on top against Escanaba by a score of 60-51 on Monday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Gladstone also won the last time the pair played back in January.
Gladstone found their leader in underclassman Lillie Johnson, who dropped a double-double on 37 points and 18 rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Johnson has scored at least a third of Gladstone's points. Another player making a difference was Eva Pankonien, who scored seven points along with six rebounds.
Despite the loss, Escanaba still got an impressive performance from Keira Maki, who scored 27 points along with six rebounds and two blocks. That was a full 52.9% of Escanaba's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Morgan Maki, who scored eight points along with three steals.
Gladstone's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-6. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.3 points per game. As for Escanaba, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-8.
Gladstone and Manistique will face off at 7:30 p.m. on February 13th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Gladstone is facing Manistique at the right time seeing as Manistique is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Escanaba, they will be playing at home against Ishpeming at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ishpeming knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 13 matchups -- so hopefully Escanaba likes a good challenge.
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