Manchester is on a three-game streak of home losses, Sand Creek a 15-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Monday. The Manchester Flying Dutchmen will welcome the Sand Creek Aggies at 5:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Last Friday, Manchester took a blow against Michigan Center, falling 73-17. While losing is never fun, the Flying Dutchmen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 569th, while the Cardinals are ranked 42nd).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 49-14, which was the final score in Sand Creek's tilt against Lenawee Christian on Friday.
Sand Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Manchester, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
Manchester didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Sand Creek in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 44-38 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Sand Creek's Tanana Emmendorfer, who almost dropped a triple-double on 23 points, nine rebounds, and nine steals. Now that she won't be playing on Monday, will it be easier for Manchester to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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