The East Jordan Red Devils will challenge the Forest Area Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (East Jordan has five straight victories, Forest Area has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, East Jordan didn't have too much trouble with Mancelona as they won 44-26. Given the Red Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 183rd, while the Ironmen are ranked 496th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Forest Area had to suffer through a 64-3 loss at the hands of Inland Lakes. The game marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Forest Area's defeat dropped their record down to 2-12. As for East Jordan, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Everything came up roses for East Jordan against Forest Area when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as the squad secured a 60-9 win. In that match, East Jordan amassed a halftime lead of 43-2, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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