The Dearborn Pioneers will face off against the River Rouge Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Dearborn saw some tournament action on Wednesday. They came out on top against Fordson by a score of 64-51. The victory continues a trend for the Pioneers in their matchups with the Tractors: they've now won eight in a row.
Meanwhile, River Rouge had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 36.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Cardinals with a sharp 77-55 win. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 74th in Michigan, while the Cardinals are ranked 304th in Michigan), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
River Rouge's victory bumped their record up to 16-7. As for Dearborn, their win bumped their record up to 19-4.
Dearborn and River Rouge were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, but Dearborn came up empty-handed after a 59-58 defeat. Can Dearborn avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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