Manton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were dealt a 78-43 defeat at the hands of the McBain Ramblers. While losing is never fun, the Rangers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 613th, while the Ramblers are ranked 71st).
Manton's loss dropped their record down to 1-12. As for McBain, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-1.
Manton is taking a road trip to take on Evart at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Evart knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Manton likes a good challenge. McBain has already played their next contest (against Beal City), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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