The Elk Rapids Elks are taking a road trip to face off against the Harbor Springs Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Elk Rapids has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 2-1 during that stretch of close contests.
Last Tuesday, Elk Rapids didn't have quite enough to beat Kingsley and fell 43-41.
Meanwhile, Harbor Springs entered their tilt with Boyne City on Tuesday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They put the hurt on the Ramblers with a sharp 55-29 victory. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 64th, while the Ramblers are ranked 207th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Harbor Springs has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.3 points per game. As for Elk Rapids, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-5.
Elk Rapids was taken down by Harbor Springs 52-12 when the teams last played on January 9th. Can Elk Rapids avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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