Ashley is on a three-game streak of home losses, Carson City-Crystal a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Ashley Bears will take on the Carson City-Crystal Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Ashley was beaten by Breckenridge 66-25. While losing is never fun, Ashley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 720th, while Breckenridge is ranked 312th).
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Carson City-Crystal beat St. Charles 37-32 on Tuesday.
Carson City-Crystal's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Gavin Reeder, who scored 14 points. Bryson LeDuke was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
Ashley's loss dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Carson City-Crystal, their victory bumped their record up to 5-11.
Ashley lost to Carson City-Crystal at home by a decisive 55-37 margin in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Reeder, who scored 16 points along with two steals. Now that Ashley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
