Mancelona is 1-6 against East Jordan since February of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Mancelona Ironmen will head out on the road to face off against the East Jordan Red Devils at 7:30 p.m.
Last Thursday, Mancelona was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 36-30 to Johannesburg-Lewiston. The Ironmen have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, East Jordan had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They managed a 48-44 win over the Trojans.
Mancelona's defeat dropped their record down to 4-10. As for East Jordan, they pushed their record up to 10-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Mancelona suffered a grim 54-30 defeat to East Jordan when the teams last played back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of East Jordan's June Kirkpatrick, who went 11 for 25 en route to 28 points and eight rebounds. Now that Mancelona 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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