The Swan Valley Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Freeland Falcons at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Swan Valley is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Last Tuesday, Swan Valley took a serious blow against Hemlock, falling 62-34. While losing is never fun, Swan Valley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 417th, while Hemlock is ranked 57th).
Meridian typically has all the answers at home, but on Monday Freeland proved too difficult a challenge. They snuck past the Mustangs with a 57-51 victory. Freeland's win was all the more impressive since Meridian was averaging only 29.63 points allowed on the season.
Swan Valley has not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-13 record this season. As for Freeland, their victory bumped their record up to 14-3.
Swan Valley was dealt a bruising 56-14 loss at the hands of Freeland in their previous matchup back in January. Can Swan Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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