The Divine Child Falcons and the Canton Cobras will round out the year against one another at at 10:45 a.m. on Friday. Divine Child has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 175 points over their last three games.
Last Friday, Divine Child was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 60-56 to Everest Collegiate. 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 250th, while Everest Collegiate are ranked 51st).
Canton's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Detroit Country Day on Thursday. Canton came out on top against Brighton by a score of 48-41.
Canton's win came from a few key players Divine Child will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Lem Pettway, who went 6 for 9 on his way to 19 points. Those 19 points gave him a new career-high. Kessler Blakita was another key player, putting up 14 points and seven rebounds.
Divine Child's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Canton, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Divine Child was taken down by Canton 76-42 when the teams last played back in December of 2017. Thankfully for Divine Child, Chase Meredith (who went 8 of 11 on his way to 18 points and eight rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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