The Ionia Bulldogs lost against the Charlotte Orioles back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Ionia took a 52-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of Charlotte. That's two games in a row now that Ionia has lost by exactly nine points.
Jaelyn Baker was her usual excellent self, scoring 23 points along with six steals and five rebounds for Charlotte. Baker hasn't dropped below two steals for seven straight games. Another player making a difference was Peyton Howarth, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds.
Ionia has traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season. As for Charlotte, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-13.
Ionia will look to defend their home court on Friday against Sexton at 5:30 p.m. Ionia is facing Sexton at the right time seeing as Sexton is stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for Charlotte, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Olivet at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Charlotte focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Tuesday.
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