The Brandon girls basketball team once again came up on the short end of a close contest.
The host Blackhawks lost a 29-28 contest against Linden Oct. 26, losing ground in the Flint Metro League race. Brandon fell to 6-10 overall and 5-4 in the league, while Linden improved to 11-5 overall and 6-2 in the league.
The Eagles and Blackhawks battled in a typical low scoring and tightly contested Flint Metro game, with Linden maintaining a 10-8 lead at the end of the first.
Both teams combined for less than 10 points in the second quarter, with Linden outscoring the Blackhawks 6-3 to take a 16-11 lead at the half.
The Blackhawks made a comeback in the third quarter, outscoring Linden 9-4 in the third to tie the contest at 20 at the end of the period.
However, the Eagles just had a little more gas in the tank left than the Blackhawks, pulling out the win in the fourth.
Brooke Schaefer led the Blackhawks with seven points, while Jessica Jennings, Savannah Stedman, and Emma Donnay scored five points apiece.
Try as they might, the Blackhawks couldn’t come back from a first-half deficit against Lapeer East Oct. 21, losing a 35-32 contest to East.
Mariah Andre led the Blackhawks with 11 points.