Basketball Game Preview: Okemos Wolves vs. East Lansing Trojans

Okemos is 0-10 against East Lansing since January of 2020 but things could change on Thursday. The Okemos Wolves will face off against the East Lansing Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

In Tuesday's Canine Competition, Okemos didn't have enough. They fell 44-34 to Mason on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, East Lansing also suffered a loss in their last game, falling to Haslett by a score of 62-50. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Vikings are ranked 16th).

Okemos' loss dropped their record down to 7-12. As for East Lansing, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-8.

Okemos came up short against East Lansing when the teams last played back in January, falling 63-58. Can Okemos avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.