Hesperia hasn't had much luck against Mason County Central recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Hesperia Panthers will venture away from home to face off against the Mason County Central Spartans at 7:00 p.m.
Last Monday, Hesperia had to suffer through a 74-32 loss at the hands of North Muskegon. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 665th, while the Norsemen are ranked 111th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mason County Central). They blew past Montague 65-38 on Tuesday. The Spartans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 20 points or more this season.
The win made it two in a row for Mason County Central and bumps their season record up to 13-9. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points over those games. As for Hesperia, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-15.
Hesperia suffered a grim 55-31 defeat to Mason County Central in their previous meeting back in January. Can Hesperia avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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