The Battle Creek Braves will head out on the road to challenge the Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Bears at 7:45 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Battle Creek took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 65-52 victory over Guardian Angels Central Catholic.
Meanwhile, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge was able to grind out a solid win over Hartington-Newcastle on Tuesday, taking the game 56-43. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bears.
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge's victory bumped their record up to 6-9. As for Battle Creek, they are also on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-8 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Battle Creek against Laurel-Concord-Coleridge in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, as the squad secured a 90-60 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Laurel-Concord-Coleridge's Gibson Roberts, who went 8 of 15 en route to 22 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Battle Creek still be able to contain Roberts? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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