REED CITY, Mich. – The Reed City boys’ basketball team fell to the McBain Ramblers 71-50 on Tuesday night. The Coyotes were outmatched by McBain’s size, and they struggled to score in the second half.
Game Recap
The Coyotes started the game strong, keeping the score close in the first quarter. However, McBain pulled away in the second quarter, outscoring Reed City 14-3. The Ramblers continued to build their lead in the third quarter, and they coasted to victory in the fourth.
Key Players
Max Hammond led the Coyotes in scoring with 15 points. Landen Jackson added 13 points. Marcos Ciudad-Real scored six points. McBain’s Evan Haverkamp led all scorers with 30 points.
Coach’s Comments
“We knew coming into it that it was going to be two different styles,” coach Brennan Walsh said. “They’re going to be able to pound the ball inside on you and they’ve got a ton of size. We don’t have a lot of size, but we have good athletes and we’re quick. So, we needed to spread the court and play up and down. They came out and actually ran on us early.”
“If we’re not able to put shots in, then we can’t press. Part of that is we just had five practices; we haven’t had the shots yet.” Walsh said. “We created some open shots that just didn’t go in. So, I was happy with the way we moved the ball. We have a really good ability to penetrate, and we did that multiple times.”
“We lost the first week because of football. So, the last couple of weeks, we haven’t got a lot of shots up. Our conditioning, we’ve a long way to go. I was proud of the effort as we worked our tails off.” Walsh said.
Key Takeaways
The Coyotes need to improve their shooting.
The Coyotes need to stay out of foul trouble.
The Coyotes need to get more conditioning.
Up Next
The Coyotes will play at Central Montcalm on Friday, Dec. 1 in the season opener.
