Basketball Recap: Midland Comes Up Short in High-Profile Match with Freeland

On Tuesday, Midland faced Freeland in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Midland Chemics fell just short of the Freeland Falcons by a score of 51-49. The loss continues a trend for the Chemics in their matchups with the Falcons: they've now lost three in a row.

Midland's defeat dropped their record down to 18-2. As for Freeland, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season.

Midland will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Traverse City Central at 7:00 p.m. As for Freeland, they will take on Garber at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.