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| 12/21/24 - Neutral | 46-31 W |
| 01/26/24 - Away | 57-51 W |
| 12/15/23 - Home | 37-46 L |
| 02/10/23 - Away | 22-58 L |
| 01/12/23 - Home | 42-60 L |
| + 5 more games |
Elk Rapids and St. Francis are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2020, but not for long. The Elk Rapids Elks will head out on the road to square off against the St. Francis Gladiators at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Elk Rapids has eight straight victories, St. Francis has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Thursday, Elk Rapids was able to grind out a solid win over Grayling, taking the game 55-48. Given the Elks' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 101st, while the Vikings are ranked 322nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, St. Francis was beaten by Hamtramck 64-37 on Saturday.
Elk Rapids pushed their record up to 14-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.5 points over those games. As for St. Francis, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-12.
Elk Rapids strolled past St. Francis in their previous matchup back in December of 2024 by a score of 46-31. Will Elk Rapids repeat their success, or does St. Francis have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
