After four games on the road, Flint Southwestern Academy is heading back home. They will finish 2023 at home by hosting the Linden Eagles at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Friday, things could have been worse for Flint Southwestern Academy, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 49-34 loss to North Branch. While losing is never fun, Flint Southwestern Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 567th, while North Branch is ranked 233rd).
Meanwhile, Linden's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their third straight loss. They took a 73-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of Frankenmuth. Despite running the score up even higher than they did on Monday (57), Linden still had to take the loss.
Flint Southwestern Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Linden, they bumped their record down to 2-5 with that loss, which was their third straight at home.
