The Manistique Emeralds will finish 2023 at home by hosting the Rudyard Bulldogs on Wednesday. Manistique will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Michigan Rankings (they are ranked 421st, while Rudyard is ranked 149th).
Last Tuesday, Manistique ended up a good deal behind Negaunee and lost 61-42.
Meanwhile, Rudyard made easy work of Brimley last Thursday and carried off a 72-48 win.
Manistique has been struggling recently, as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season. As for Rudyard, they pushed their record up to 2-1 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
