The Central Bearcats will venture away from home to take on the Lakeshore Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Central is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They snuck past Kalamazoo Central with a 68-63 win on Monday. Given the Bearcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 162nd, while the Maroon Giants are ranked 346th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lakeshore, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They breezed past Portage Northern to the tune of 66-24 on Friday. The Lancers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Lakeshore has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.2 points over those games. As for Central, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3.
Central lost to Lakeshore on the road by a decisive 53-36 margin in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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