St. Joseph was the 51-43 winner over Portage Northern when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The St. Joseph Bears fell to the Portage Northern Huskies 50-46. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 511th, while the Huskies are ranked 191st).
This is the second loss in a row for St. Joseph and nudges their season record down to 1-8. As for Portage Northern, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Joseph will square off against Central at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Portage Northern, they will challenge Lakeview at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Lakeview's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three contests.
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