Basketball Recap: Manistee Drops Highest Score of Season Against Oakridge

Chippewas

Team Score

02/04/25 vs Oakridge	66
12/10/24 @ Oakridge	56
01/24/25 vs Orchard View	54
12/19/24 vs Holton	51
12/04/24 vs Mason County Central	46

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Manistee). They put the hurt on the Oakridge Eagles with a sharp 66-40 win on Tuesday. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 56-33 back in December of 2024.

Manistee's victory bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Oakridge, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-13.

Manistee and Oakridge could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Michigan Rankings. Manistee (ranked 363rd) will meet Ludington (ranked 117th) at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Oakridge will challenge Whitehall at 5:30 p.m. on Friday down 336 places (560 vs. 224).