The Lamphere Rams will square off against the Berkley Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Lamphere's favor as the team sits on five straight wins at home while Berkley has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
While Lamphere didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They pulled ahead with a 52-51 photo finish over Sterling Heights on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Berkley was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 60-54 to Rochester. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 551st, while the Falcons are ranked 220th).
Lamphere will need focus on slowing down Jacob Friedman, one of several Berkley players who made an impact when they last played. He went 7 for 11 on his way to 15 points in addition to six rebounds and five blocks. Those 15 points gave Friedman a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Sermo, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 13 points in addition to five assists and five steals.
Berkley's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Lamphere, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
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