After flying high against the Lapeer Lightning last Thursday, the Dow Chargers came back down to earth. Dow fell to Traverse City Central 79-75. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (72), Dow still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why Dow lost on Tuesday, one person who can't be blamed is Ben Vansumeren. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Vansumeren has scored all season. Ian Balch was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds.
Dow has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-15 record this season. As for Traverse City Central, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-15.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Dow will face off against Davison at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Traverse City Central, they will head out on the road to square off against Alpena at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Traverse City Central is facing Alpena at the right time seeing as Alpena is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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