Rudyard and Sault Area are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Rudyard Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Sault Area Blue Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Rudyard came up short against Pickford on Tuesday, falling 67-42. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 323rd, while the Panthers are ranked 65th).
Meanwhile, Sault Area was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss dating back to last season. They were beaten by Traverse City Central 70-26. That's two games in a row now that the Blue Devils have lost by exactly 44 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Rudyard and nudges their season record down to 6-4. As for Sault Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Rudyard came up short against Sault Area in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 58-50. Can Rudyard avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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