Utica Eisenhower and Utica are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2017, but not for long. The Utica Eisenhower Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Utica Chieftains at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Utica Eisenhower and three for Utica.
Last Tuesday, Utica Eisenhower was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 53-52 to Port Huron. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 374th, while the Red Hawks are ranked 59th).
Meanwhile, Utica came up short against Sterling Heights Stevenson on Wednesday and fell 45-34.
Utica Eisenhower's defeat dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Utica, their loss dropped their record down to 4-13.
Utica Eisenhower was able to grind out a solid win over Utica in their previous meeting back in January, winning 49-42. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Utica's Caston Rissman, who went 7 for 9 en route to 20 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Utica Eisenhower still be able to contain Rissman? There's only one way to find out.
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