Unity Christian Scales Heights in Heart-Pounding Showdown at Final Stage!
An injury and poor outside shooting were too much for the Crusaders to overcome in the state finals.
EAST LANSING - Scott Soodsma looked down his bench in the third quarter. He saw his starting forward sitting next to him in foul trouble and his starting guard in crutches with his ankle wrapped in ice. It wasn’t looking good.
“We had some issues with foul trouble early with two of our top players,” Soodsma said. “Obviously, that put us at a disadvantage. But you have to give credit to Freeland.
I think they battled. ” Unity Christian lost to Freeland 42-32 on Saturday night in the Division 2 boys basketball state title game at The Breslin. Brogan Sherd injured his left ankle playing defense with 6 minutes left in the third quarter.
Unity Christian was trailing by just one point at the time, 18-17. More: Unity Christian basketball powers into Division 2 state finals, led by black eyes “It was really tough,” Soodsma said of the injury. “He’s been one of our leaders throughout the tournament run.