The Mumford Mustangs will square off against the Mt. Clemens Battling Bathers at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Last Tuesday, Mumford lost to Detroit Country Day on the road by a 76-57 margin. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 154th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 23rd).
Meanwhile, Mt. Clemens was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 47-41 to Advanced Tech Academy. That's two games in a row now that the Battling Bathers have lost by exactly six points.
Mumford will have to contain Leah Williams as she made an impact in Mt. Clemens' last game. She dropped a triple-double with 19 points, 12 rebounds, and 12 steals. That was a full 46.3% of Mt. Clemens' points, marking the fifth time in a row Williams has posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacqueline Barrientos, who earned 11 points.
Mt. Clemens' loss dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Mumford, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8.
Everything came up roses for Mumford against Mt. Clemens when the teams last played back in December of 2014, as the team secured a 57-8 win. Will Mumford repeat their success, or does Mt. Clemens have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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