The Forest Area Warriors are taking a road trip to face off against the East Jordan Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Forest Area has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while East Jordan will arrive with five straight wins.
Last Tuesday, Forest Area took a blow against Inland Lakes, falling 64-3. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 617th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 144th).
Meanwhile, East Jordan strolled past Mancelona with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 44-26.
Forest Area's defeat dropped their record down to 2-12. As for East Jordan, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Forest Area was dealt a bruising 60-9 loss at the hands of East Jordan when the teams last played back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of East Jordan's June Kirkpatrick, who went 15 of 29 en route to 38 points along with eight rebounds and five steals. Now that Forest Area knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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