The King Crusaders will take on the Hamtramck Cosmos at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. King has given up an average of 57.8 points per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Saturday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, King beat Ferndale 67-61.
Meanwhile, Hamtramck had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 55.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Zebras, sneaking past 60-57. The win was all the more spectacular given the Cosmos' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 114th, while the Zebras are ranked 28th).
Hamtramck's victory bumped their record up to 8-4. As for King, their win bumped their record up to 4-8.
King came out on top in a nail-biter against Hamtramck in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, sneaking past 66-64. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Crusaders since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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