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| 01/17/25 - Home | 45-54 L |
| 02/22/24 - Away | 63-41 W |
| 01/19/24 - Home | 78-68 W |
| 01/26/23 - Home | 50-49 W |
| 12/09/22 - Away | 66-48 W |
| + 5 more games |
Mattawan has gone 9-1 against Portage Northern recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Mattawan Wildcats will challenge the Portage Northern Huskies at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Mattawan is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Okemos on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Mattawan had to suffer through a 62-35 loss at the hands of Okemos. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 447th, while the Wolves are ranked 57th).
Meanwhile, Portage Northern was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 53-51 heartbreaker at the hands of Paw Paw. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Huskies have suffered since January 27th.
Portage Northern's loss dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Mattawan, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 12 of their last 15 games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 5-16 record this season.
Mattawan came up short against Portage Northern when the teams last played back in January, falling 54-45. Can Mattawan avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
