The South Christian Sailors will venture away from home to challenge the Hamilton Hawkeyes at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (South Christian has 12 straight victories, Hamilton has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Friday, South Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Wayland, taking the game 53-42. Given the Sailors' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Wildcats are ranked 82nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Hamilton came up short against Holland Christian on Friday and fell 41-29.
South Christian pushed their record up to 20-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.4 points over those games. As for Hamilton, their loss dropped their record down to 6-14.
South Christian and Hamilton were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in February of 2024, but South Christian came up empty-handed after a 56-55 defeat. Can South Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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