The Michigan Center Cardinals will face off against the Hanover-Horton Comets at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
Michigan Center is headed into Monday's contest hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 41-38 heartbreaker at the hands of Onsted. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 142nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 42nd).
Meanwhile, Hanover-Horton narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Lenawee Christian 56-54. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Comets.
Hanover-Horton is also on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.5 points per game. As for Michigan Center, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-4.
Michigan Center skirted past Hanover-Horton 51-49 in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Hanover-Horton's Logan Blackledge, who went 12 of 21 on his way to 28 points. Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be easier for Michigan Center to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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