The Brethren Bobcats will square off against the Manton Rangers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
Brethren easily dispatched Suttons Bay on Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Brethren fell just short of Leland by a score of 29-26 on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Bobcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 511th, while the Comets are ranked 130th).
Meanwhile, Manton came tearing into Friday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.6 points) and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Trojans 53-17. The Rangers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 22 points or more this season.
Brethren's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Manton, their win bumped their record up to 9-2.
Brethren lost to Manton at home by a decisive 59-44 margin in their previous meeting back in January of 2015. Can Brethren avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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