The Niles Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Dowagiac Chieftains at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Friday, Niles came up short against Edwardsburg and fell 69-58. The Vikings were down 57-37 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Dowagiac was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They received a blow as they fell 49-33 to Buchanan. While losing is never fun, the Chieftains can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 611th, while the Bucks are ranked 230th).
Niles dropped their record down to 10-10 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points over those games. As for Dowagiac, their loss dropped their record down to 1-17.
Everything went Niles' way against Dowagiac in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as Niles made off with a 64-40 win. Does Niles have another victory up their sleeve, or will Dowagiac turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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