The Newaygo Lions will head out to face off against the Fremont Packers at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Newaygo is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Cedar Springs just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 46-39 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Red Hawks.
Meanwhile, Fremont came tearing into Thursday's contest with 11 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.3 points), and they left with even more momentum. They claimed a resounding 72-19 win over the Vikings. Given the Packers' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 68th, while the Vikings are ranked 488th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fremont pushed their record up to 20-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.6 points over those games. As for Newaygo, their loss dropped their record down to 19-4.
Newaygo ended up a good deal behind Fremont when the teams last played back in February of 2023, losing 46-29. Can Newaygo avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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