Basketball Recap: Traverse City West Continues Home Dominance on Thursday

Traverse City West won the last time they faced Alpena and things went their way on Thursday too. The Traverse City West Titans blew past the Alpena Wildcats, posting a 78-27 win. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Wildcats are ranked 372nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Titans

Previous Games (Home)

02/06/25 vs Alpena	78-27
01/29/25 vs Sault Area	81-28
01/25/25 vs Forest Hills Northern	65-61
01/17/25 vs Petoskey	62-48
01/14/25 vs Midland	71-29
+ 6 more games

Traverse City West pushed their record up to 15-2 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.2 points over those games. As for Alpena, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Traverse City West will face off against Wayne Memorial at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Alpena, they will square off against Petoskey at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.