Johannesburg-Lewiston has won three straight games at home, while East Jordan has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Wednesday. The Johannesburg-Lewiston Cardinals will welcome the East Jordan Red Devils at 7:00 p.m.
Fans were treated to a Battle of the Cardinals on Thursday. The contest between Johannesburg-Lewiston and Onaway didn't end well, with Johannesburg-Lewiston falling 68-49.
Meanwhile, East Jordan humbled Charlevoix with a 48-20 victory. The Red Devils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 22 points or more this season.
East Jordan has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.4 points over those games. As for Johannesburg-Lewiston, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-6.
Things could have been worse for Johannesburg-Lewiston, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 54-35 loss to East Jordan in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of East Jordan's June Kirkpatrick, who went 16 of 34 en route to 43 points and six boards. Now that Johannesburg-Lewiston knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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