Basketball Game Preview: Inland Lakes Bulldogs vs. Mancelona Ironmen

The Inland Lakes Bulldogs are taking a road trip to take on the Mancelona Ironmen at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Last Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Inland Lakes beat Central Lake 55-50. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.

Meanwhile, Mancelona earned a 60-50 win over Central Lake on Thursday.

Mancelona is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.0 points over those games. The victory got Inland Lakes back to even at 10-10.

Inland Lakes came up short against Mancelona in their previous meeting on February 5th, falling 70-62. Can Inland Lakes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.