Steelheads Host Red-Hot Rockford Lightning Wednesday Night
December 27, 2005 - Continental Basketball Association 1 (CBA 1)
Gary Steelheads News Release
GARY, Indiana (December 28, 2005) - The Gary Steelheads host the hottest team in the CBA, the rival Rockford Lightning, Wednesday night at the Genesis Center. Rockford is on a seven-game win streak, during which they have seized the lead in the Eastern Conference of the CBA. At the same time, they have built their quarter point average to a league-leading 4.4.
The Steelheads sit in second place in the East, having fallen one game below .500 with a 96-85 loss at Michigan on Christmas Day. To make matters worse, Gary managed to acquire only a single quarter point in the defeat.
While the Steelheads won the rebounding battle for the second straight game (44-42), they committed 25 turnovers to Michigan's 15. Gary managed to win the first quarter, 22-21, but the Mayhem prevailed in every quarter after that.
Guard Jimmie "Snap" Hunter paced the Steelheads with 10-of-14 shooting from the field for a total of 22 points. He also grabbed 6 rebounds and passed out 4 assists. Randy Holcomb scored 16 points, and newly-acquired center Chris Alexander grabbed 12 rebounds. Gary had only four players in double figures for the evening.
Meantime, the Lightning were defeating their Christmas Day opponent, the Albany Patroons, 128-112 at the Knickerbocker Arena in Albany. Rockford shot .537 from the field and committed just 12 turnovers in their victory.
The broadcast of the game can be heard on SportsJuice (www.sportsjuice.com). Tickets are available through Ticketmaster, the Genesis Center Box Office or by calling the team office at (219) 882-4222. Game time is 7:05PM.
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