The Black River Rats and the Gobles Tigers will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Black River has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight defeats, while Gobles will come in with four straight wins.
Last Tuesday, Black River came up short against Zion Christian and fell 51-40.
While Gobles didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They secured a 52-46 W over Howardsville Christian on Tuesday.
Black River's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Gobles, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Things could have been worse for Black River, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 54-40 loss to Gobles when the teams last played back in February. Can Black River avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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