Lake Linden-Hubbell has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Republic-Michigamme Hawks at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Lake Linden-Hubbell's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last six matches.
Lake Linden-Hubbell can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Baraga 68-30 on the road. Given Lake Linden-Hubbell's advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while the Vikings are ranked 473rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Republic-Michigamme's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their sixth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a rough 69-23 loss at the hands of Dollar Bay. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Republic-Michigamme has scored all season.
Lake Linden-Hubbell has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season. As for Republic-Michigamme, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-12 record this season.
Everything went Lake Linden-Hubbell's way against the Hawks in their previous matchup back in February of 2023 as the Lakes made off with a 55-33 win. Will Lake Linden-Hubbell repeat their success, or do the Hawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
