Western was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 51-46 heartbreaker at the hands of the Harper Creek Beavers. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 207th, while the Beavers are ranked 77th).
Western's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Harper Creek, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-1.
Western and Hanover-Horton will round out the year against one another at at 7:00 p.m. on December 28th. As for Harper Creek, they will challenge Lakeview at 5:20 p.m. on December 27th.
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