The Huron River Rats will take on the East Lansing Trojans in a tournament on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Huron sitting on ten straight wins and East Lansing on 20.
If Huron beats East Lansing with 69 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Huron beat Catholic Central on Thursday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 69-59. Given the River Rats' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Shamrocks are ranked 48th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, East Lansing blew past Kalamazoo Central, posting a 77-42 victory. The Trojans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Huron better focus on containing Cameron Hutson and Kelvin (KJ) Torbert, Jr. as the pair were huge in East Lansing's win. Hutson shot 69% from the field on his way to 23 points and five rebounds, while Torbert, Jr. went 8-for-13 en route to 24 points and eight boards. The game was Hutson's 14th in a row with at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Jayce (JL) Branson, who went 5-for-8 to rack up 12 points and five boards.
Huron's record is now 22-4. As for East Lansing, their record is now 25-1.
Huron didn't have too much breathing room in their match against East Lansing in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, but they still walked away with a 54-48 win. Does Huron have another victory up their sleeve, or will East Lansing turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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