On Friday, the St. Francis Gladiators took a blow against the Marquette Redmen, falling 82-50. While losing is never fun, the Gladiators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 343rd, while the Redmen are ranked 18th).
St. Francis has also been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 12 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-11 record this season. As for Marquette, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-2.
Coming up, St. Francis won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Hamtramck at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Marquette, they and Cass Tech will face off at 5:15 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played.
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