The Deer Creek-Mackinaw Chiefs are taking a road trip to square off against the Ridgeview Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Deer Creek-Mackinaw is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Deer Creek-Mackinaw came up into this matchup off a tough 26-point defeat on Tuesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Kewanee by a score of 62-60 on Saturday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (56), the Chiefs still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ridgeview). They walked away with a 72-60 win over Fisher on Friday.
Ridgeview is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-14 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.5 points over those games. As for Deer Creek-Mackinaw, their loss dropped their record down to 9-17.
Deer Creek-Mackinaw beat Ridgeview 52-40 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Deer Creek-Mackinaw since the team 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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