The Sault Area Blue Devils will take on the Pickford Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Tuesday, Sault Area lost to Alpena on the road by a 55-38 margin. The Blue Devils haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Pickford entered their tilt with Manistique on Monday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Emeralds 70-31. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while the Emeralds are ranked 613th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pickford's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.0 points per game. As for Sault Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Sault Area took their victory against Pickford in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 79-59. Does Sault Area have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pickford turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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