Preview: Manistee Chippewas vs. Whitehall Vikings
Manistee has been on the road for six straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will be home for the holidays to greet the Whitehall Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Manistee will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Michigan Rankings (they are ranked 112th, while Whitehall is ranked 15th).
Last Thursday, Manistee came up short against Orchard View and fell 60-52.
Meanwhile, Whitehall put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Montague, posting a 66-35 win on the road. That looming 66-35 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Whitehall yet this season.
Camden Thompson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a triple-double on 23 points, 27 rebounds, and ten assists. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Whitehall's points. Another player making a difference was Camar Ready, who scored 14 points.
Manistee has not been sharp recently, as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-3 record this season. As for Whitehall, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Manistee was dealt a bruising 70-36 defeat at the hands of Whitehall in their previous matchup back in February. The contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Manistee was down 37-17.