Basketball Recap: Alma Beats Shepherd for Their Fifth Straight Victory

Panthers

Previous 5 Games

03/05/25 vs Shepherd	49-34
02/28/25 @ Central Montcalm	50-32
02/25/25 vs Fulton	57-17
02/19/25 vs Ithaca	67-25
02/18/25 @ Michigan Lutheran Seminary	66-29

Alma waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They strolled past the Shepherd Bluejays with points to spare, taking the game 49-34. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Bluejays are ranked 212th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Alma's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-7. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.5 points on average over those games. As for Shepherd, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-8.

As of now, neither Alma nor Shepherd have any future games scheduled.