Alma and Frankenmuth are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2018, but not for long. The Alma Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Frankenmuth Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Tuesday, Alma was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 55-54 to Chesaning. While losing is never fun, Alma can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 212th, while Chesaning is ranked 99th).
Meanwhile, Frankenmuth entered their tilt with Swartz Creek with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Frankenmuth simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Swartz Creek 79-34 at home. Frankenmuth has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 20 points or more this season.
Frankenmuth's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Carson Knoll led the charge by scoring ten points along with seven assists and four steals. Knoll has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last nine times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jared Watchorn, who scored 15 points.
Alma's defeat dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Frankenmuth, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Alma came up short against Frankenmuth in their previous matchup back in January, falling 68-62. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Knoll, who scored 19 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. Now that Alma knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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