Basketball Game Preview: Howell Highlanders vs. Charlotte Orioles

The Howell Highlanders will take on the Charlotte Orioles in a tournament on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

Howell easily dispatched Flushing on Tuesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Highlanders fell just short of Plymouth by a score of 46-43 on Thursday. The contest marked the Highlanders' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Meanwhile, Charlotte was just a bucket shy of victory on Thursday and fell 50-49 to Lansing Catholic. The loss was the Orioles' first of the season.

Having lost for the first time this season, Charlotte fell to 5-1. As for Howell, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.