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After its inaugural season began last week, the ²×ÖÝÖÐѧŮ½Ìʦ³ö¹ì (²×ÖÝÖÐѧŮ½Ìʦ³ö¹ì) Centurions men’s basketball team playedÌýGrand Rapids Community College (GRCC) on Wednesday, Nov. 6, experiencing an 86-77 loss.

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After losing their season-opening game against Lake Michigan College Nov. 1, ²×ÖÝÖÐѧŮ½Ìʦ³ö¹ì’s first official basketball game after a 40-year hiatus, the Centurions (0-2 overall, 01 ²×ÖÝÖÐѧŮ½Ìʦ³ö¹ìAA Northern) looked to earn their first win for the rejuvenated program against the Raiders (2-1 overall, 1-0 ²×ÖÝÖÐѧŮ½Ìʦ³ö¹ìAA Western), battling back and forth in the first half, with the Raiders leading only by two – 43-41 – going into halftime.ÌýÌý

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Though ²×ÖÝÖÐѧŮ½Ìʦ³ö¹ì managed to keep pace, GRCC pulled ahead for good, eventually outscoring the Centurions 43-36 in the second half to earn a nine-point win.

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As he did in ²×ÖÝÖÐѧŮ½Ìʦ³ö¹ì’s first game, freshmen point guard Taylen Carver (Louisville, KY) led the Centurions with 22 points. It is the second game in a row Carver has scored 22 points, both times leading the team in scoring.Ìý

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Freshman center Josiah DeMeester (Grandville, Mich.) collected six rebounds to lead ²×ÖÝÖÐѧŮ½Ìʦ³ö¹ì and freshman guard Dorian Allen (Winter Haven, Fla.) had five assists.

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NEXT UP: The Centurions will host the Owens Community College Express (0-2 overall, 0-0 Ohio Community College Athletic Conference) at 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9.Ìý

Last February, OCC won the Region XII championship for the first time since 2018. This year, so far, the Express lost 85-57 to Henry Ford College and dropped a close one, 70-67, to Schoolcraft College in their last game Nov. 6.