The Canton Chiefs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hartland Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Canton will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Last Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Canton beat Brighton 56-51. Given Canton's advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 36th, while Brighton is ranked 209th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Canton's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Bradley Eziuka, who scored 11 points along with six rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Williams, who scored 15 points.
Meanwhile, Hartland pushed their score all the way to 57 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 61-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of Novi. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (56), Hartland still had to take the loss.
Canton's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-3. As for Hartland, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-8 record this season.
Canton came out on top in a nail-biter against Hartland in their previous matchup back in January, sneaking past 47-44. Will Canton repeat their success, or does Hartland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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