The Imlay City Spartans will challenge the Yale Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Imlay City is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Ovid-Elsie just ended the team's five-game winning streak last Friday. They took a 50-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Marauders. The contest marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Yale entered their tilt with Harbor Beach on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 43-41 win over the Pirates. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Bulldogs' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Pirates are ranked 29th).
Yale pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 2.67 points across that stretch. As for Imlay City, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
Imlay City didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Yale when the teams last played back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 48-44 victory. Does Imlay City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Yale turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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