Portage Northern hasn't had much luck against St. Joseph recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Portage Northern Huskies will welcome the St. Joseph Bears at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Tuesday, Portage Northern came up short against Coldwater and fell 62-53.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against Edwardsburg, falling 57-31. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 502nd, while the Eddies are ranked 139th).
Portage Northern's defeat dropped their record down to 11-7. As for St. Joseph, their loss dropped their record down to 2-14.
Portage Northern didn't have too much breathing room in their game against St. Joseph when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 50-46 victory. Does Portage Northern have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Joseph turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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