The Traverse City Central Trojans will be taking part in a tournament against the Dow Chargers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Traverse City Central comes in on three and Dow on ten.
Traverse City Central will bounce into Monday's matchup after beating Marquette, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Traverse City Central sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 44-41 victory over Marquette on Friday. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 58th, while the Redmen are ranked 210th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Dow was able to grind out a solid win over Midland on Friday, taking the game 58-49.
Traverse City Central's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-6. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.4 points over those games. As for Dow, their win bumped their record up to 16-8.
Things could have been worse for Traverse City Central, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 60-42 loss to Dow in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Can Traverse City Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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