Portland is on a five-game streak of home wins, while St. Johns is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Portland Raiders will host the St. Johns Redwings at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Portland will be strutting in after a victory while St. Johns will be coming in after a loss.
Last Thursday, Portland took their game with ease, bagging a 55-28 win over Grand Ledge. The Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 contests by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, St. Johns entered their matchup against Haslett on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. St. Johns took a 57-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of Haslett. While losing is never fun, the Redwings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while the Vikings are ranked 18th).
Portland is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.9 points over those games. St. Johns' defeat dropped their record down to 16-4.
Portland was able to grind out a solid victory over St. Johns in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, winning 49-36. Does Portland have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Johns turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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