The Watervliet Panthers will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Bangor Vikings at 2:15 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Last Friday, Watervliet took a blow against Bridgman, falling 76-48. 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 369th, while the Bees are ranked 129th).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 76-38, which was the final score in Bangor's tilt against Centreville on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost nine in a row.
Bangor's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Watervliet, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-5.
Watervliet strolled past Bangor in their previous matchup back in February of 2019 by a score of 64-47. The rematch might be a little tougher for Watervliet since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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