Basketball Game Preview: Canton Cobras vs. Hartland Eagles

Canton hasn't had much luck against Hartland recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Canton Cobras will square off against the Hartland Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

On Tuesday, Canton was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 36-30 to Northville. While losing is never fun, the Cobras can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 248th, while the Mustangs are ranked 56th).

Meanwhile, Hartland was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 42-36 to Howell. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Highlanders recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.

Hartland's loss dropped their record down to 14-4. As for Canton, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10.

Canton suffered a grim 50-25 defeat to Hartland in their previous matchup back in January. Can Canton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.