Basketball Game Preview: St. Joseph Bears vs. Portage Northern Huskies

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Previous Games

02/16/24 - Home	51-43 W
01/11/24 - Away	48-56 L
03/06/23 - Neutral	66-58 W
02/17/23 - Away	75-54 W
01/12/23 - Home	60-45 W
+ 5 more games

St. Joseph has gone 8-2 against Portage Northern recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The St. Joseph Bears will look to defend their home court against the Portage Northern Huskies at 7:00 p.m.

Last Tuesday, St. Joseph took a blow against Grand Haven, falling 74-45. The Bears haven't had much luck with the Buccaneers recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Portage Northern). They had just enough and edged Vicksburg out 67-65. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Huskies have posted against the Bulldogs since December 19, 2017.

Portage Northern is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for St. Joseph, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.

St. Joseph beat Portage Northern 51-43 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Does St. Joseph have another victory up their sleeve, or will Portage Northern turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.