The Garber Dukes will venture away from home to take on the Standish-Sterling Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Garber came up short against Bay City Western and fell 63-56. The loss continues a trend for the Dukes in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Standish-Sterling came tearing into Tuesday's match with 16 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.4 points), and they left with even more momentum. They enjoyed a cozy 75-56 victory over the Spartans. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 134th, while the Spartans are ranked 284th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Standish-Sterling's win was their tenth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-2. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.1 points over those games. As for Garber, they now have a losing record of 10-11.
Garber came up short against Standish-Sterling in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 56-50. Can Garber avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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