Bertha-Hewitt was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 70-59 to the Upsala Cardinals. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (57), the Bears still had to take the loss.
Upsala had a senior duo take command as Jack Primus almost dropped a double-double with 19 points and nine rebounds and Eric Landowski almost dropped a double-double with nine points and 12 boards. The contest was Primus' fourth in a row with at least 18 points. Another player making a difference was Samuel Laliberte, who went 5-for-10 on his way to 15 points.
Bertha-Hewitt's loss dropped their record down to 5-15. As for Upsala, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Coming up, Bertha-Hewitt is taking a road trip to face off against Sebeka at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Sebeka is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57 points per game this season. As for Upsala, they will be playing at home against St. John's Prep at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. St. John's Prep has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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