Shepherd hasn't had much luck against Meridian recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Shepherd Bluejays will venture away from home to face off against the Meridian Mustangs at 7:30 p.m.
Last Friday, Shepherd was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 48-42 to Standish-Sterling. While losing is never fun, the Bluejays can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 570th, while the Panthers are ranked 110th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Meridian, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They snuck past Beaverton with a 45-41 win on Friday.
The victory got Meridian back to even at 6-6. As for Shepherd, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10.
Shepherd was taken down by Meridian 69-39 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Shepherd avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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