Grant 60 Fremont 50 The Tigers dealt a stinging blow to the Packer title hopes Tuesday taking an early lead and holding off their hosts the rest of the way to secure the conference win. The Fremont loss combined with the Big Rapids win over Reed City puts the Pack in second a game behind the Cardinals. Coach Schuitema: "Getting a win at Fremont is a big deal. The guys played hard and with a purpose. They handled the pressure of the game and responded to Fremont's run to close out the game." Coach Bowen: “We struggled again to make shots and we couldn’t get into any rhythm on offense. We came out flat in the first quarter at both ends and fell behind by ten and it was an uphill battle all the way. Seth Schuitema had another big night for the Tigers firing in a game high 26 points, Lucas Swanson dropped a dozen on the Pack and Gage Cronk hit for 8. Logan Nelson paced the Packers knocking down 20 points to go with his 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals. Jordon McDonald also reached double figures in scoring finishing with an even dozen. Fremont (9-2, 11-6) host Tri County Friday while Grant (6-5,8-7) will host Newaygo Newaygo 52 Tri County 47 Newaygo earned a tough conference win on Tuesday against the visiting Vikings a team that bested them by 20 earlier this season. The game went back and forth the entire evening with Newaygo eventually edging ahead to capture the win. Coach Long "It was good to see the boys win a tight game. I felt they battled all night and put themselves in a position at the end of the game to win." The Lions had three players finish with double figures in scoring led by Jaden Osawabin who dropped 16 on the hosts. Bryce Decker hit for 13 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Josiah Long finished with 13 points, 5 assists, and 6 rebounds. Helping to set up the offense were Caris Nelson who dished out 5 assists and Remy Wells who handed out 4. Newaygo (3-8, 5-11) will be the guests of Grant on Friday.
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