The Mona Shores Sailors will head out on the road to face off against the Whitehall Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Mona Shores earned a 53-41 win over Caledonia. Given the Sailors' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 134th, while the Fighting Scots are ranked 295th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Whitehall waltzed into their contest on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Wildcats 72-28. The matchup marked the Vikings' most dominant victory of the season.
Mona Shores better keep an eye on Camden Thompson. He was instrumental in Whitehall's win, dropping a double-double on 23 points and 14 rebounds. Thompson has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more boards the last 36 times he's played. Corde Anderson was another key player, putting up ten points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals.
Whitehall smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Whitehall's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.3 points per game. As for Mona Shores, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-7 record this season.
Mona Shores and Whitehall were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in January of 2024, but Mona Shores came up empty-handed after a 59-58 loss. Can Mona Shores avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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