Superior Central is 2-8 against Forest Park since February of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Superior Central Cougars will take on the Forest Park Trojans at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Superior Central will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Rapid River, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Superior Central managed a 33-28 win over Rapid River on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Forest Park had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.1 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Monday. They came out on top against the Nordics by a score of 69-58. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 51st, while the Nordics are ranked 241st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Forest Park pushed their record up to 16-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.4 points per game. As for Superior Central, their win bumped their record up to 6-9-1.
Superior Central took a serious blow against Forest Park in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 69-15. Can Superior Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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