After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Yale, the Marine City Mariners were happy to have found some success on Friday. They had just enough and edged Madison out 47-44. This was payback for Marine City, who suffered a 79-43 loss the last time these two teams met.
Leading Marine City to victory were Liam Adams and Danny VandeVyver. Adams dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds, while VandeVyver scored 21 points. Adams is absolutely dominating the rebound category: he's posted at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Jonathan Hand, who scored six points.
Marine City's victory bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Madison, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Marine City will be home for the holidays to greet Port Huron at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Port Huron comes in still looking for their first win of the season. Madison will be home for the holidays to greet St. Clair at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Clair and Madison are at an even 3-3 over their past six head-to-heads.
