The River Rouge Panthers will square off against the Wayne Memorial Zebras on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as River Rouge comes in on five and Wayne Memorial on 14.
River Rouge is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They managed a 50-44 victory over Riverview. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by exactly six points.
Meanwhile, Wayne Memorial didn't have too much trouble with Woodhaven on Tuesday as they won 65-48. Given the Zebras' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Warriors are ranked 177th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
River Rouge better focus on containing Jaylohn Allen and Brandon Quick as the pair were huge in Wayne Memorial's win. Allen went 9-for-16 to rack up 23 points in addition to seven assists and three steals, while Quick shot 78% from the field on his way to 16 points and seven rebounds. That's the most points Quick has posted since back in January. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremiah Smith, who had eight points.
Wayne Memorial's win bumped their record up to 22-3. As for River Rouge, their victory bumped their record up to 16-10.
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