Preview: Durand Railroaders vs. Bentley Bulldogs
The Durand Railroaders will be playing at home against the Bentley Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Durand has eight straight victories, Bentley has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Durand has not done well against Ovid-Elsie recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Durand walked away with a 59-48 win over Ovid-Elsie.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Durand to victory, but perhaps none more so than Markell Tate, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds. Tate is crushing the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Levi Smith, who scored 13 points along with six steals.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 75-34, which was the final score in Bentley's tilt against Genesee Christian on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Bentley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 650th, while Genesee Christian is ranked 211th).
Durand's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-4. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.7 points per game. As for Bentley, their loss dropped their record down to 4-13.
Durand took their victory against Bentley when the teams last played back in December of 2022 by a conclusive 81-55. Will Durand repeat their success, or does Bentley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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