Sault Area has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They lost 59-39 to the Traverse City Central Trojans on Tuesday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Blue Devils came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Trojans are ranked 154th).
Sault Area's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-4. As for Traverse City Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season.
When Sault Area and Traverse City Central next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Sault Area will try to stop DeWitt's ten-game winning streak when the meet at 3:00 p.m. on February 7th. Similarly, Traverse City Central will take on Petoskey and their three-game winning streak at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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