Preview: Montabella Mustangs vs. Vestaburg Wolverines
Montabella is 9-1 against Vestaburg since February of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Montabella Mustangs will be playing at home against the Vestaburg Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Monday, Montabella was beaten by Beal City 92-53. While losing is never fun, Montabella can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 316th, while Beal City is ranked 157th).
Meanwhile, Vestaburg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 40-39 to Carson City-Crystal. The contest was a 18-18 toss-up at halftime, but Vestaburg couldn't quite close it out.
Montabella's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-6. As for Vestaburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11.
Montabella came out on top in a nail-biter against Vestaburg in their previous matchup back in January, sneaking past 38-36. Does Montabella have another victory up their sleeve, or will Vestaburg turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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