The Chesaning Indians will venture away from home to square off against the Birch Run Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Chesaning easily dispatched Mt. Morris last Wednesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Chesaning fell just short of Fulton by a score of 48-46 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Indians have suffered since February 6, 2024.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 59-32, which was the final score in Birch Run's tilt against Garber on Monday. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Dukes recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.
Chesaning has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which is still a better percentage than their 4-15 record this season. As for Birch Run, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.
Chesaning barely slipped by Birch Run in their previous meeting back in January, winning 43-42. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Birch Run's Aiyana Willis, who went 11-for-23 to rack up 30 points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Chesaning still be able to contain Willis? There's only one way to find out.
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