Manistee has been on the road for six straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will be home for the holidays to greet the Whitehall Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Manistee will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Michigan Rankings (they are ranked 112th, while Whitehall is ranked 15th).
Last Thursday, Manistee came up short against Orchard View and fell 60-52.
Meanwhile, Whitehall put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Montague, posting a 66-35 win on the road. That looming 66-35 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Whitehall yet this season.
Camden Thompson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a triple-double on 23 points, 27 rebounds, and ten assists. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Whitehall's points. Another player making a difference was Camar Ready, who scored 14 points.
Manistee has not been sharp recently, as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-3 record this season. As for Whitehall, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Manistee was dealt a bruising 70-36 defeat at the hands of Whitehall in their previous matchup back in February. The contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Manistee was down 37-17.
