On Tuesday, the Groves Falcons ended up a good deal behind the St. Mary's Prep Eaglets and lost 73-55. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 324th, while the Eaglets are ranked 25th).
Despite the defeat, Groves saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Harlem Simpson went 11-for-22 to rack up 36 points in addition to seven boards and four blocks. That was a full 65.5% of Groves' points, marking the tenth time in a row Simpson has posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacey Roy, who earned six points and eight rebounds.
Groves' loss dropped their record down to 5-13. As for St. Mary's Prep, their victory bumped their record up to 15-3.
Coming up, Groves will head out on the road to square off against Seaholm at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Mary's Prep has already played their next contest (against Carman-Ainsworth), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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