Stephenson is 1-9 against Norway since February of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Stephenson Eagles will square off against the Norway Knights at 6:30 p.m.
Stephenson is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest defeat since December 2, 2024 on Tuesday. They took a blow against Forest Park, falling 74-43. 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 312th, while the Trojans are ranked 53rd).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Norway, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They skirted past Kingsford 60-57.
Norway is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.7 points per game. As for Stephenson, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-5.
Stephenson came up short against Norway in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 63-54. Can Stephenson avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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