The Mt. Clemens Battling Bathers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Denby Tars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Mt. Clemens was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 70-65 to University Prep Science & Math.
Meanwhile, Denby's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their seventh straight loss. They took a 71-56 bruising from Center Line. While losing is never fun, Denby can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 559th, while Center Line is ranked 209th).
Mt. Clemens' loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-8. As for Denby, their defeat was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-13.
