Au Gres-Sims is on a six-game streak of home losses, Atlanta a seven-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Au Gres-Sims Wolverines will take on the Atlanta Huskies at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Last Tuesday, Au Gres-Sims had to suffer through a rough 65-27 loss at the hands of Hale. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Au Gres-Sims in their matchups with Hale: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Atlanta was beaten by Hillman 82-18 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Atlanta can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 754th, while Hillman is ranked 282nd).
Au Gres-Sims has traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-14 record this season. As for Atlanta, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.
Au Gres-Sims didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Atlanta in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 37-32 victory. Will Au Gres-Sims repeat their success, or does Atlanta have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.