Basketball Game Preview: Gaylord Blue Devils vs. Petoskey Northmen

By Team Reports Feb 15, 2024, 4:07am

Preview: Gaylord Blue Devils vs. Petoskey Northmen

Gaylord is 1-9 against Petoskey since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Gaylord Blue Devils will head out on the road to take on the Petoskey Northmen at 7:00 p.m. Gaylord is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.

Last Tuesday, Gaylord had just enough and edged Boyne City out 53-50.

Luke Gelow continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 17 points along with five rebounds and three steals. He has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last four times he's played. Noah Vanderveer was another key contributor, scoring six points along with two steals.

Meanwhile, Petoskey's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their third straight defeat. They fell to Benzie Central 50-44.

Gaylord's win bumped their record up to 8-12. As for Petoskey, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-9.

Gaylord couldn't quite finish off Petoskey when the teams last played back in January and fell 62-59. Can Gaylord avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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