It was a good run, but the Portage Central Mustangs unfortunately witnessed the end of their 11-game winning streak on Thursday. The matchup between them and East Lansing wasn't particularly close, with Portage Central falling 82-63. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (61), Portage Central still had to take the loss.
Kelvin (KJ) Torbert, Jr. was his usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 31 points and nine rebounds for East Lansing. Torbert, Jr. is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 21 or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Hutson, who scored 22 points.
Portage Central's loss dropped their record down to 21-4. As for East Lansing, the win (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 24-2.
Portage Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. East Lansing will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Huron at 7:00 p.m. on March 12th. East Lansing knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past ten contests -- so hopefully Huron likes a good challenge.
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