After both having extra time off, the Birch Run Panthers and the Ovid-Elsie Marauders will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Birch Run will be strutting in after a victory while Ovid-Elsie will be coming in after a defeat.
Birch Run took a loss when they played away from home back in December of 2024, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed two weeks ago. They snuck past Byron with a 41-36 win. The victory was some much needed relief for the Panthers as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Ovid-Elsie's good fortune finally ran out two weeks ago. They took a 46-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of New Lothrop. While losing is never fun, the Marauders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 220th, while the Hornets are ranked 85th).
Birch Run's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-4. As for Ovid-Elsie, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 5-2.
Birch Run came up short against Ovid-Elsie when the teams last played back in February of 2020, falling 59-54. Can Birch Run avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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