The East Lansing Trojans will face off against the Huron River Rats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with East Lansing sitting on 20 straight victories and Huron on ten.
East Lansing's tournament run continued when they took on Kalamazoo Central on Thursday. East Lansing took their game with ease, bagging a 77-42 win over Kalamazoo Central. The Trojans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matches by 20 points or more this season.
Cameron Hutson
| 03/06/25 vs Kalamazoo Central | 23 |
| 03/04/25 vs Okemos | 20 |
| 02/28/25 vs Waverly | 20 |
| 02/26/25 vs DeWitt | 19 |
| 02/18/25 @ Norrix | 23 |
| + 9 more games |
Cameron Hutson and Kelvin (KJ) Torbert, Jr. were among the main playmakers for East Lansing as the former shot 69% from the field to rack up 23 points and five boards and the latter went 8-for-13 on his way to 24 points and eight rebounds. Hutson's evening made it 14 games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayce (JL) Branson, who went 5-for-8 en route to 12 points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Huron won against Central on Thursday with 69 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Thursday. Huron beat Catholic Central by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 69-59. Given the River Rats' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Shamrocks are ranked 48th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Huron's victory bumped their record up to 22-4. As for East Lansing, their win bumped their record up to 25-1.
East Lansing came up short against Huron in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, falling 54-48. Can East Lansing avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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