The Belleville Tigers will face off against the Dearborn Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Dearborn is facing Belleville at the wrong time: Belleville suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They lost 69-49 to the Zebras. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 53rd, while the Zebras are ranked tenth).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Dearborn). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Churchill 85-45. The win was nothing new for the Pioneers as they're now sitting on five straight.
Dearborn pushed their record up to 17-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.3 points. As for Belleville, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-6.
Belleville came up short against Dearborn in their previous meeting back in January, falling 46-38. Will Belleville have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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