The Columbia Central Golden Eagles will square off against the Grass Lake Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Columbia Central comes in on eight and Grass Lake on 19.
Columbia Central will bounce into Saturday's matchup after beating Hanover-Horton, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Columbia Central put the hurt on Hanover-Horton with a sharp 66-46 win on Tuesday. The Golden Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Grass Lake was able to grind out a solid victory over Leslie on Tuesday, taking the game 63-51. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Blackhawks are ranked 406th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Columbia Central's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.3 points over those games. As for Grass Lake, their victory bumped their record up to 19-0.
Columbia Central lost to Grass Lake on the road by a decisive 40-23 margin in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Can Columbia Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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