Tuesday Night in Tuscola County

Number ten Reese beat Pinconning 81-53. Jade Ackerman led the way with 17 points for the Rockets. Amber Gotham and Kalee Karwat each scored 12. The Rockets improve to 15-2 overall.

USA lost to Essexville-Garber 61-46. Jillian Williamson scored 19 points for the Patriots. The loss drops USA to 13-4.

Vassar used 20 points from Kayla Verbeek to defeat Kingston 48-18. The Vulcans improve to 10-7 on the year, while the Cardinals fall to 10-8.

The Cardinals of Millington lost to the Cardinals of Michigan Lutheran Seminary 57-37. Jamie Frahm paced Millington with 16 points, while Kayla Doshier scored 12. Millington falls to 8-9 on the season.

Caro beat Otisville-Lakeville 50-34. Lydia Koehler led the Tigers with 16 points. Amanda Ellis contributed 14. Caro improves to 4-14.

Akron-Fairgrove failed to get their first win of the season as they lost to Owendale-Gagetown 56-42. The Bulldogs improve to 3-14 on the season.

In boy's action, Millington lost the Michigan Lutheran Seminary 49-30. Matt Berlin scored 11 points for Millington, whose record fell to 3-13.

North Branch beat Bad Axe 59-43. Doug Griffin led the Broncos with 15 points. Deane Baker (11) and Mike Keith (10) also contributed in the win. North Branch improved to 9-6 on the season.

Caro beat Otisville-Lakeville 61-44. RJ Fritz led the Tigers with 22 points and 12 rebounds. Jared Vinson had 14 points and 10 rebounds as well. Caro improves to 9-8 on the season.

Vassar beat Birch Run 58-31. Troy Hecht led the Vulcans with 22 points. The win improves Vassar's record to 8-7.

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