Three Rivers and Dowagiac are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2019, but not for long. The Three Rivers Wildcats will venture away from home to challenge the Dowagiac Chieftains at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Three Rivers is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Edwardsburg on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Three Rivers was beaten by Edwardsburg 79-38. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 43-18.
Meanwhile, Dowagiac came up short against Brandywine on Friday and fell 57-47. While losing is never fun, the Chieftains can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 605th, while the Bobcats are ranked 230th).
Three Rivers' defeat dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Dowagiac, their loss dropped their record down to 1-13.
Three Rivers came up short against Dowagiac when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 56-48. Can Three Rivers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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