Pinconning hasn't had much luck against Meridian recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Pinconning Spartans will venture away from home to challenge the Meridian Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Tuesday, Pinconning came up short against Standish-Sterling and fell 61-52. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 275th, while the Panthers are ranked 121st).
Meanwhile, Meridian also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Clare by a score of 40-32. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Pinconning's loss dropped their record down to 14-3. As for Meridian, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Pinconning and Meridian were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in January, but Pinconning came up empty-handed after a 52-51 defeat. Can Pinconning avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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