After flying high against St. Francis last Tuesday, Petoskey came back down to earth. The Petoskey Northmen fell to the Gaylord Blue Devils 62-56. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Northmen came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 212th).
Petoskey has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-4 record this season. As for Gaylord, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-3.
When Petoskey and Gaylord next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Petoskey will try to stop Freeland's five-game winning streak when the meet at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Similarly, Gaylord will challenge Traverse City Central and their four-game winning streak at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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