The Atlanta Huskies will head out on the road to face off against the Au Gres-Sims Wolverines at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 19 consecutive losses dating back to last season for Atlanta and five for Au Gres-Sims.
Last Tuesday, Atlanta had to suffer through a rough 82-18 loss at the hands of Hillman. While losing is never fun, Atlanta can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 754th, while Hillman is ranked 282nd).
Meanwhile, Au Gres-Sims was beaten by Hale 65-27 on Tuesday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Au Gres-Sims in their matchups with Hale: they've now lost four in a row.
Atlanta dropped their record down to 0-11 with that loss, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Au Gres-Sims, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-14 record this season.
Atlanta came up short against Au Gres-Sims when the teams last played back in January, falling 37-32. Can Atlanta avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.