Preview: Davison Cardinals vs. Dow Chargers
Davison is 6-0 against Dow since February of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Davison Cardinals will look to defend their home court against the Dow Chargers at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Davison's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last six matchups.
Even though Bay City Western scored an imposing 70 points on Tuesday, Davison still came out on top. Davison took their contest against Bay City Western 77-70. Given Davison's advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while Bay City Western is ranked 261st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Dow pushed their score all the way to 75 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 79-75 hit to the loss column at the hands of Traverse City Central. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (72), Dow still had to take the loss.
Ben Vansumeren put forth a good effort for the losing side as he dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Ian Balch was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds.
Davison is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Dow, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-15 record this season.
Davison strolled past Dow in their previous meeting back in February of 2023 by a score of 76-62. Does Davison have another victory up their sleeve, or will Dow turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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