Basketball Recap: Cadillac Beats Dewitt for Their Seventh Straight Win

By Team Reports Feb 5, 2025, 2:43pm

Basketball Recap: Cadillac Vikings vs. DeWitt Panthers

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Previous Games

02/04/25 @ DeWitt59-49
01/31/25 vs Traverse City West60-53
01/27/25 @ Traverse City Central55-52
01/25/25 vs Williamston58-49
01/20/25 vs St. Francis68-41
+ 2 more games

Cadillac had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They walked away with a 59-49 win over the DeWitt Panthers. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 57th, while the Panthers are ranked 218th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Cadillac's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-4. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.3 points per game. As for DeWitt, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 12 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Cadillac will take on Petoskey at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Cadillac's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven matchups. DeWitt has already played their next game (against East Lansing), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.

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