The Elk Rapids Elks will head out on the road to square off against the Boyne City Ramblers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Elk Rapids' favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last nine contests.
Last Tuesday, everything came up roses for Elk Rapids at home against St. Mary as the squad secured a 72-28 win. Given Elk Rapids' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 183rd, while St. Mary is ranked 643rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Boyne City suffered their closest defeat since January 17th on Tuesday. They fell just short of Gaylord by a score of 53-50.
Elk Rapids' victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-7. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.7 points per game. As for Boyne City, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-8.
Elk Rapids and Boyne City were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in January, but Elk Rapids came up empty-handed after a 47-46 defeat. Can Elk Rapids avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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