Men’s Basketball Cages Holyoke Cougars, 62-45

#34 Mike Ward
#34 Mike Ward

HOLYOKE, Mass. ---- Massasoit's Andrew Groh (East Bridgewater) and Mike Ward (Brockton) each posted double-doubles and the Warriors forced Holyoke CC into committing 28 turnovers on the way to a 62-45 road victory on Saturday.

Massasoit (4-2, 4-1) has now strung together three consecutive victories and will play at CCRI on Tuesday, with the game slated for 7 PM in Warwick, R.I.

Groh finished with a career-high 19 points on 8-of-14 shooting and pulled down 13 boards to top the Warriors in both categories. Fellow post player Ward, continued his strong sophomore campaign, netting 18 points (7 of 13 shooting) along with 11 rebounds.

Bryant Tavares (Rockland) chipped in with nine points and Connor Schaefer (Bourne) added four points and nine rebounds in the win.

Point guard Steven McCall (Brockton) filled up the box score with five points, five assists, four rebounds and four steals.

Reilly Miller led the Cougars with 17 points and 14 rebounds as HCC dropped to 1-6 on the year.

Massasoit led 30-17 at the break and held HCC to shooting 29.3 percent (17 of 58) for the game.