The Standish-Sterling Panthers will face off against the Reed City Coyotes at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Standish-Sterling has three straight victories, Reed City has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Back in December of 2024, everything came up roses for Standish-Sterling against Clare as the squad secured a 61-33 win. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 27 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, 2025 welcomed Reed City with a 65-41 loss courtesy of St. Johns on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Coyotes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 631st, while the Redwings are ranked 220th).
Standish-Sterling has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27.2 points. As for Reed City, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
Standish-Sterling couldn't quite finish off Reed City when the teams last played back in January of 2024 and fell 50-47. Can Standish-Sterling avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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