The Newaygo Lions will venture away from home to take on the Hart Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Hart took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Newaygo, who comes in off a win.
Newaygo will head into Saturday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a 61-point defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 68-65 victory over Hesperia. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Lions have posted since January 30, 2024.
Meanwhile, Hart unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 56-45 to North Muskegon. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 386th, while the Norsemen are ranked 87th).
Hart's loss dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Newaygo, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-8.
Newaygo was able to grind out a solid win over Hart in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, winning 59-48. The rematch might be a little tougher for Newaygo 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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