The Central Lake Trojans will face off against the East Jordan Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, Central Lake got the win against Mancelona by a conclusive 51-31. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Trojans.
Meanwhile, East Jordan had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They blew past the Eagles 41-19. The Red Devils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 22 points or more this season.
Central Lake's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-6. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.3 points per game. As for East Jordan, their win bumped their record up to 9-4.
Central Lake was dealt a bruising 58-29 defeat at the hands of East Jordan in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of East Jordan's June Kirkpatrick, who almost dropped a double-double on 30 points and nine steals. Now that Central Lake knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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