Mt. Clemens was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 47-41 heartbreaker at the hands of the Advanced Tech Academy Lakers. While losing is never fun, the Battling Bathers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 475th, while the Lakers are ranked 220th).
Despite the loss, Mt. Clemens still got an impressive performance from Leah Williams, who dropped a triple-double with 19 points, 12 rebounds, and 12 steals. That was a full 46.3% of Mt. Clemens' points, marking the fifth time in a row Williams has posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Jacqueline Barrientos, who put up 11 points.
Mt. Clemens' loss dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Advanced Tech Academy, they pushed their record up to 18-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Coming up, Mt. Clemens will head out to square off against Mumford at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Mt. Clemens is facing Mumford at the right time seeing as Mumford is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Advanced Tech Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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