The Flat Rock Rams will square off against the Airport Jets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Flat Rock can't be too worried about heading out to take on Airport: they just beat Huron at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Flat Rock came out on top against Huron by a score of 50-43 on Wednesday.
Averey Mysliwiec
| 03/05/25 @ Huron | 86% |
| 02/20/25 vs Roosevelt | 67% |
| 01/30/25 @ St. Mary Catholic Central | 67% |
| 01/13/25 @ Milan | 67% |
| 12/10/24 @ Airport | 60% |
Flat Rock can attribute much of their success to Madleen Hussein, who posted 19 points and seven rebounds, and Averey Mysliwiec, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and ten boards. The dominant performance also gave Mysliwiec a new career-high in field goal percentage (86%). Addi Kopp was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds.
Flat Rock smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Airport was able to grind out a solid win over Ida on Wednesday, taking the game 74-62. Given the Jets' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Bluestreaks are ranked 236th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Airport is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.4 points over those games. Flat Rock pushed their record up to 15-8 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Flat Rock came up short against Airport in their previous meeting back in January, falling 66-54. Can Flat Rock avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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