The Swan Valley Vikings will head out on the road to take on the Midland Chemics at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Swan Valley has four straight wins, Midland has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, Swan Valley didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Dow, but they still walked away with a 54-48 victory.
Meanwhile, Midland took a blow against Davison on Tuesday, falling 69-27. While losing is never fun, the Chemics can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 515th, while the Cardinals are ranked 220th).
Swan Valley has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.8 points per game. As for Midland, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.
Swan Valley strolled past Midland in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 by a score of 57-39. The rematch might be a little tougher for Swan Valley since the squad 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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